INRS will award Ms. Barlow, the highest academic honor for her contribution to universal right to water, at its convocation ceremony May 14, 2022.
MONTRAL, April 14, 2022/CNW Telbec/ – This is The Institut national de la recherche scientifique(INRS), proud to announce the award of this year’s honorary Doctorate Maude Barlow, a strong advocate of water resources in CanadaAround the globe. This distinction will be her only one from Qubec.
Ms. Barlow’s remarkable career has been characterized by a strong focus on solidarity. She embodies the INRS core values of respect and openness as well as inclusion. The institute’s mission is to protect and preserve the environment.
She will be honored at Convocation ceremony 2022May 14th INRS will also celebrate and recognize the achievements of the 137 graduates from the research-training institute’s most recent cohort at Centre Mont-Royal in Montral.
“Maude BarlowA long and successful career has had a tangible effect on the communities around the world. Canadaall over the globe. This extraordinary woman has been instrumental in raising awareness of the importance for everyone to have access to water. Her message inspires all of us! Luc-Alain GiraldeauINRS Chief Executive Officer -.
Embracing social change
Since over 40 years Maude BarlowShe has been a great supporter of important causes and helped vulnerable populations by her incredible generosity and keen interest.
This activist, who holds an undergraduate degree in history, quickly became well-known for her exceptional communication skills and her ability to defend the causes she cares about. Maude BarlowShe was originally an advocate for women’s right, but she gradually switched her focus to defending water access as a human right. In 1988, she was instrumental in the founding of the Council of CanadiansShe served as a volunteer chair for the organization for nearly 30 years.
In 2008, she was named Senior Advisor on water to Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockman (then president of the United Nations General Assembly. She fought with him for universal recognition of the human right to water, and for inclusion in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 2010 Maude BarlowAttended the Assembly vote to recognize human rights to water and sanitation. Numerous delegations praised her work.
Blue Communities
Maude BarlowGet started Blue Communitiesa project that supports and encourages municipalities, to protect and promote water rights and stop privatization. This movement has advocated, among others, the elimination or partial elimination of bottled water at conferences and other public events since 2009. Today, the project has reached over 25 millions people in the world. This was followed by the publication her book. Whose Water is It Anyway?In 2019.
She has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Right Livelihood AwardThe “Alternative Nobel”, also known as the “Alternative Nobel”, was presented to her by the Swiss government in 2005. The following year, the Lannan FoundationIn CaliforniaShe was awarded the Cultural Freedom Fellowship.
“I am deeply moved by this honour. The ecological dimensions of climate and water crises are being addressed by the Institut national de la recherche scientifique. The Institute has given me this doctorate and is clearly showing its understanding of human rights in these crises. Maude Barlow
An honorary doctorate is awarded to Maude BarlowINRS wants to reaffirm that it recognizes water access issues and the necessity of conserving this vital resource for all life forms.
Recognizing the excellence in graduates
Convocation is also an opportunity for two graduates to be recognized for their outstanding academic records. One at the master’s level, one at the doctoral. One student will also receive the Governor General’s Gold Academic Medal. This award is presented by the Governor General of CanadaEncourages academic excellence in the country and recognizes outstanding students.
The following will be presented by INRS Awards and distinctionsStudents from its four centres:
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International Outreach Award
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Innovation Award
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Student Leadership Award
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Award for Best Master’s Thesis
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Best Doctoral Dissertation Award
INRS Foundation Awards
The Associated Press has again published this year’s INRS FoundationThree will be presented Lumires AwardsAlumni in the Firestarter, Trailblazer, Starburst categories.
Information about INRS
INRSIt is a university that focuses exclusively on graduate-level research and education. INRS was established in 1969 and has been a key player in Qubec’s socio-economic and cultural development. It is also ranked first in Qubec for research intensity. INRS is composed of four inter-disciplinary research and training centers in Qubec City, Montral. Laval, VarennesExpertise in strategic areas: Eau Terre Environnement, nergie Matriaux Tlcommunications, Urbanisation Culture Socit, Armand-Frappier Sant Biotechnologie. The INRS community comprises more than 1,500 students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty members.
SOURCE Institut National de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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