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UCC and Queen’s University Belfast establish all-island sustainability network

23 Feb 2023
Professor John O’Halloran, President of UCC; Professor Ian Greer, President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast; and Stacey Clark, VP Operations, Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Pic: Maxwells

University College Cork and Queen’s University Belfast have established Ireland’s first all-island network dedicated to delivering on the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Sustainable Development Solutions Network Ireland (SDSN Ireland), launched on 23 February at an event in Dublin, will work with local authorities, NGOs, civil society organisations and policymakers to bring the latest research and best practice to bear on producing solutions for the SDGs. It is the first time a university in Northern Ireland and in Ireland have formed a partnership to develop an all-island approach to the Sustainable Development Goals.

 

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Sustainability challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, clean water and air, and achieving a circular economy do not recognise human-made borders. While governments have primary responsibility for implementing the SDGs, the Goals belong to all of society. Achieving the SDGs will require a concerted and integrated effort and together with Queen’s University Belfast we will seek to advance an all-island approach, in collaboration with other Higher Education Institutions and stakeholders to our common challenge.

 

  • UCC President, Professor John O’Halloran

 

   

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