CentrEau Webinar: When Researchers and Citizens Share Their Knowledge on Water
Thu, Apr 24
|Webinar
Collaboration between citizens, researchers, and organizations is essential to tackling socio-ecological challenges. This dialogue of knowledge enriches both research and action for the protection of water and ecosystems. Come discuss it with an engaged citizen and researcher!(NOTE: This webinar will be held in French)
Time & Location
Apr 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Webinar
About the event
SPEAKERS
Laurence Brière
Professor in the Department of Didactics, Director of the Center for Research in Education and Training Related to the Environment and Eco-Citizenship (Centr'ERE - UQAM)
Martine Chatelain
eco-citizen, volunteer member of the NPO Eau Secours
WEBINAR SUMMARY
The complexity of socio-ecological issues means that interdisciplinary research characterizes the field of environmental sciences. Beyond the links to be forged between disciplines, faced with the urgency to act and the need to take into account the plurality of realities, more and more citizens, researchers and organizations are working to pool their knowledge, experiences and skills to protect water, forests, biodiversity, landscapes, territories… Indeed, a dialogue between the various types of knowledge is now essential.
What needs can researchers address in a water protection organization? What can researchers working on water issues learn from citizen organizations? What successful collaborative initiatives can we draw inspiration from? What epistemological and methodological approaches are relevant for conducting joint research? Come discuss this with a citizen and a researcher who share a collaborative trajectory.
EXCHANGES AND DISCUSSIONS
The webinar will conclude with a question and answer session with participants.