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SUMMARY:Going for Goals - Sports and Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin us for an engaging discussion as part of SDG Month\, e
 xploring the connections between sports\, the Sustainable Development Goal
 s (SDGs)\, and climate action. Hosted by Karima Cherifi from the Universit
 y of the Fraser Valley and presented in collaboration with CiCAN and SDSN\
 , this webinar will bring together Olympic athletes\, representatives from
  colleges\, and sustainability experts. It will be an opportunity to exami
 ne how sports can contribute to climate action while inspiring new ideas a
 nd collaborations.\n\nMelissa Humana-Paredes is a Canadian beach volleybal
 l player who won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She also secu
 red a gold medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships and two 
 Commonwealth Games titles. Since 2016\, Melissa has been actively involved
  in environmental initiatives\, organizing beach cleanups\, fundraising fo
 r the Canadian Bee Research Fund\, offsetting her travel carbon emissions\
 , and using her social media to raise climate awareness. She believes that
  becoming an EcoAthletes Champion will enhance her ability to drive meanin
 gful climate action.\n\nMichele O’Keefe has been with Niagara College in
  Welland\, Ontario for over six years serving in the role of Athletic Dire
 ctor. In May 2022\, her portfolio was reconfigured to Director\, Athletics
  &amp\; Student Engagement. Prior to assuming this role in her hometown\, 
 Michele was the president and CEO of Canada Basketball. Oliver Scholfield 
 is an Olympian (Tokyo 2020) who represented Canada for Field Hockey for ov
 er 10 years\, as well as the Executive Director of Racing to Zero\, a non-
 profit sustainability consultancy working with sports organizations to hel
 p them understand and mitigate their environmental impact.\n\nKarima Cheri
 fi holds a BSc in Kinesiology from the University of Montreal\, with a foc
 us on performance and sport psychology\, and a Master’s in Management an
 d Sustainable Development from HEC Montreal. Passionate about biomimicry\,
  she seeks to apply nature-inspired solutions to sustainability challenges
 . She is a member of the Women’s Golf Advisory Group at the PGA of Canad
 a\, contributing to reducing inequalities and empowering women in golf. Cu
 rrently\, Karima is the Sustainability Coordinator at the University of th
 e Fraser Valley\, where she aligns projects with the UN’s Sustainable De
 velopment Goals.\n\nRegister Here
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CATEGORIES:*_UFV Events,March for Sustainability,Sustainable UFV
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