Business Series: Life below Water

Join DCU Business School and the International Institute of Digital Business (IIDB) for the 14th event of the SDG4B series; “Life Below Water”

This event will explore SDG 14 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which focuses on conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

For this event, we will be joined by Dr David Horan outlined below, who will discuss how the University College Dublin is helping to achieve SDG 14 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Dr David Horan is a Marie Curie IRC Caroline Post-doc Researcher at UCD's School of Politics and International Relations. During 2018-20, he was Visiting Researcher at United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) in New York. His project is titled “Data and Governance Framework for Achieving Environmental Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” His academic mentor for the project is Professor David Farrell. Dr Horan’s specialisms are in sustainable development, the UN 2030 Agenda, environmental SDGs, sustainability indicators and multi-stakeholder partnerships for the SDGs. He is particularly interested in the role of the state and international cooperation in enabling urgently needed transitions to sustainable development.