Congratulations to Majid Mirza for winning first prize win at the Concept Graduate Student Fund. The funding received will help Majid and the ESG Tree team to create a minimum viable product to be implemented by a partner who they have signed a letter of intent with.
We know that cities and urban spaces have seen more cases of COVID-19 overall, but what unique challenges do rural communities face in the post COVID-19 world? To help understand rural recovery, Professor
A team of University of Waterloo students and faculty have been recognized at the 2020 Administrative Science Association of Canada (ASAC) conference for their paper on impact investing.
Congratulations to Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger of the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), Laureate of the prestigious new Weeramantry International Justice Award
The University of Waterloo’s School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) organizes a field trip every year for the Master’s in Development Practice students, as a part of their curriculum with a goal of helping students gain practical learning experience in a developing country. Masters of Development Practice students share their thoughts on a Mexican landscape that is vastly diverse, while its history, governance, and political situation are deeply complex.
Marie-Claire Cordonier-Segger, Leverhulme Visiting Professorship and SSHRC Insight Development Grant and SEED researcher shares important work on how keeping treaty promises with First Nations is key to reconciliation and the Sustainable Development Goals across Canada.
This year’s International Development Conference on Conscious Consumerism was a successful event and was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the 10th year of this student-run conference. The day was filled with engaging speakers, workshops, panelists, and booths. Students, staff, faculty, friends, and family participated in a variety of intriguing discussions about the effects of consumerism and how we can all live more consciously and sustainably.
Oluwaseyi Adaghe, Master of Environment and Business candidate on her experiences from GreenBiz 20, and the opportunity to converse with senior executives, directors and managers at top organizations and receive advice on my current projects and career journey.
Leverhulme Visiting Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger delivers Trinity College 2020 Cambridge Climate Lecture on Ambitions for CoP26, Climate Justice & Law
Reading Week February 17 - 21, 2020, Masters of Development Practice (MDP) students, along with some Masters of Economic Development (MEDI) students, had the opportunity to enroll in INDEV 617 - "Field Course" and spend the week in Mexico where they increased their knowledge about food systems and the mountains of Xalapa in Veracruz State.