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"Resilience from Within:" How Indigenous Communities in Uzbekistan Respond to Environmental Changes and Create Pathways to Sustainability

blog | September 23, 2025

In the drylands of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, the shrinking of the Aral Sea has transformed landscapes, livelihoods, and food systems. Once a thriving fishery hub, Moynuk now faces ecological degradation and food insecurity. However, Indigenous communities living in and near Moynuk have developed their own climate adaptation strategies—often with minimal external support. This blog introduces how […]

Re-imagining the national interest: How Trump's climate policy has shifted the U.S. away from a path toward sustainability

blog | August 15, 2025

The Trump administration’s recent moves to dismantle core U.S. climate policies have signaled a fundamental redefinition of the “national interest.” In late July, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said they would revoke the 2009 “endangerment finding.” This finding allows the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The change will ultimately allow […]

Student voices for sustainable futures: Creating spaces for student empowerment in the race to meet the 2030 SDG Agenda deadline

blog | July 18, 2025

The SDGs Student Advisory Committee is a team of undergraduate and graduate students who are committed to addressing the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals through student and community engagement. Our student advisors serve one-year terms during which they dedicate themselves to representing and promoting SDG initiatives through leading student engagement events and knowledge mobilization […]

Leaving No One Behind? 2SLGBTQIA+ People and The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

blog | June 20, 2025

June is Pride Month! While heralding the onset of summer in Toronto, however, it remains winter in many jurisdictions around the world. In the spirit of Pride, it is vital that we join both in the celebration of many victories, and in solidarity to counter ongoing hatred and exclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ people around the world. […]

Partners in Care: The Power of Parents

blog | May 14, 2025

International Nurses’ Day, celebrated annually on May 12, is a day for recognizing the vital contributions and accomplishments of nurses across the globe. Who better to reflect on the pivotal role nurses play in advancing global health and well-being than the University of Toronto Scarborough’s very own Principal Linda Johnston, whose nursing research specialization lies […]

Sport and the struggle for the SDGs

blog | April 17, 2025

In 2026, the FIFA World Cup – the world’s most popular sports event – will be held in cities across the United States, Mexico and Canada (and will feature six games in Toronto, including the first ever World Cup match on Canadian soil). In recent years, the hosting of the World Cup has been tied […]

An Inside Look at Sustainability Across U of T’s Three Campuses

blog | March 19, 2025

It's Sustainability Week at U of T, the world’s most sustainable university. Sustainability Office staff from the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), St. George (UTSG) and Mississauga (UTM) sat down together to catch up on all things sustainability happening across all three campuses. Nadine, UTSC: This is so fun to chat like this! Kaitlyn, why […]

Innovating Bold Ideas into Reality: Four UofT Students take First Place for SDGs Challenge at Hack the Valley

blog | December 19, 2024

Innovation thrives in environments that challenge us to think differently, work collaboratively and tackle real-world problems. From October 4 to 6, Hack the Valley (HTV), a student led hackathon, brought together brilliant minds for a weekend focused on problem solving through transformative and innovative ideas under intense deadlines. The event’ s attendees included over 400 […]

Across Borders: Walking the Journey of an International Student and Navigating Labor Market Uncertainties

blog | November 18, 2024

Over the past six months, I have engaged in a work study placement focused on marketing and communications with the SDGs@UofT Institutional Strategic Initiative. Not having been involved in any prior SDG-related initiatives, I came in with little to no knowledge about the SDGs. Working with the SDGs@UofT has not only allowed me to learn about […]

Realizing the human right to adequate and affordable food depends on multiple SDGs

blog | October 25, 2024

Access to adequate and affordable food to support health and well-being is a fundamental human right. The need to accelerate progress in universal realization of this right is restated in the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #2: End malnutrition, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Yet as the 2030 endline for the SDGs […]

Last Hired, First Fired: Have Work Conditions Improved for People with Disabilities since COVID-19?

blog | September 17, 2024

Fifteen years ago, my colleague, Michelle Maroto, and I embarked on a project to better understand the employment experiences of people with disabilities. Many papers later, we decided to undertake a large-scale field experiment studying disability and discrimination in Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic temporarily put a stop to much of our experiment. We were sending […]

Building a World with Equitable Access to Life-Saving Necessities, with No One Left Behind

blog | August 19, 2024

Since the adoption of the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, which serves as the roadmap for protecting the planet, addressing inequality and ending poverty, the world has faced several challenges with the most recent and probably the most significant being the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic however, importantly showed the interdependence of several of […]

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