Centre for Sustainable Development
"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on water, food and energy security in Indigenous communities"
July 22, 2020
The CSD has developed a research partnership with Dr. XiaoYu Wu (University of Waterloo) and Dr. Sami Khan (SFU) and contributed to the writing of an Expression of Interest for "Determining the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on water, food and energy security in Indigenous communities, and rapidly deploying renewables technologies in response."
Food, Climate Change & Migration:
These three-part forums are the most significant achievement of the Center to date more...
“Collaboration for Capacity-Building and Research on Sustainable Development”
The Center for Sustainable Development developed a MOU between SFU and the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) for “Collaboration for Capacity-Building and Research on Sustainable Development”. The MOU was signed by both institutions in 2019.
“The Effects of Wildlife Conservation Efforts on the Food and Livelihood Security Concerns of Farmers in the Kibwezi Region of Kenya”
Based on the MOU signed between SFU and the NMK in 2019, the Center for Sustainable Development developed a research project titled “The Effects of Wildlife Conservation Efforts on the Food and Livelihood Security Concerns of Farmers in the Kibwezi Region of Kenya”. This research involves an interdisciplinary partnership with the
“Changing Food Systems and Impacts on Traditional Food Production and Contributions to Food Insecurity in the Kibwezi Region in Makueni County, Kenya.”
Based on the MOU, the Center for Sustainable Development developed a collaborative research between SFU and NMK. It is titled “Changing Food Systems and Impacts on Traditional Food Production and Contributions to Food Insecurity in the Kibwezi Region in Makueni County, Ken
The CSD is a member of...
the Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Canada (SDSN-Canada) – member of UN SDSNs commissioned in 2012 by then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to implement sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Our Director has participated in its activities since Fall 2018.
Advisory Committee on the development of a ‘Canadian SDG Index for Municipalities’
In Spring 2019 our Director joined the Advisory Committee on the development of a ‘Canadian SDG Index for Municipalities’. This is a research project led by Dr. Bruce Frayne from the University of Waterloo.
New Partnership with Several SFU Units
The Centre has partnered with several SFU units including the Sustainable Development Program, SFU International, SFU Lifelong Learning, SFU Public Square, SFU Civic Engage, SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, the Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, and the TD Community Engagement Centre SFU Surrey.
Community Partnership
Through the Food, Climate Change and Migration Public Engagement Forums the Centre has cultivated engagement with 25 community organizations who assist refugees in the wider Metro Vancouver area. Some of these community-based organizations include: Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISS of BC); MOSAIC; DiverseCity, Surrey, BC; and Zaytuna.
National Museums of Kenya
The Centre has partnered with the National Museums of Kenya through a MOU signed between SFU and the NMK in 2019. Together, the Centre has developed several interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects.