How to build a better future
In 2015, the United Nations established a global set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. The challenge now is to turn those goals into action.
At the 2018 Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) summit, held in April, a diverse group spanning disciplines, sectors, and generations gathered to chart a course towards implementation in Canada and abroad.
Over three days of discussion and debate, they devised a robust, community-focused ecosystem that could support and promote the 17 SDGs. Together, they created the Generation SDG Communiqué, a preliminary set of recommendations, with a white paper to follow in 2019.
“Mobilizing Canadian society by building stronger and more equitable communities will not only help us achieve these targets, it can provide a long-term vision for Canada and its people,” the Communiqué notes.
Visit the Summit Recap to read the communiqué, watch the keynote presentation by Katharine Wilkinson about "Project Drawdown", watch special summit-related programming on TVO, and to follow the project’s progress.
The Waterloo Global Science Initiative is a partnership between Perimeter Institute and the University of Waterloo.
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Perimeter Institute is the world’s largest research hub devoted to theoretical physics. The independent Institute was founded in 1999 to foster breakthroughs in the fundamental understanding of our universe, from the smallest particles to the entire cosmos. Research at Perimeter is motivated by the understanding that fundamental science advances human knowledge and catalyzes innovation, and that today’s theoretical physics is tomorrow’s technology. Located in the Region of Waterloo, the not-for-profit Institute is a unique public-private endeavour, including the Governments of Ontario and Canada, that enables cutting-edge research, trains the next generation of scientific pioneers, and shares the power of physics through award-winning educational outreach and public engagement.
