Judith Maréchal is dedicated to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in cold and altitude regions, a topic that has led her to live and work in Nepal, Greenland, Canada/Nunavik, Denmark and Norway. She holds a PhD on water supply in rural Greenland, and is now looking to develop solutions for WASH in cold and altitude regions that are both sustainable and culturally appropriate. She is the Co-Lead of the Cold Climate Sanitation segment of SuSanA.
{###Judith Maréchal###PhD###French###Female###Université Laval, Dept. of Civil and Water Engineering###Postdoc}
Short Bio
Judith Maréchal is dedicated to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in cold and altitude regions, a topic that has led her to live and work in Nepal, Greenland, Canada/Nunavik, Denmark and Norway. She holds a PhD on water supply in rural Greenland, and is now looking to develop solutions for WASH in cold and altitude regions that are both sustainable and culturally appropriate. She has long looked to develop a network of expertise on the topic to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration between regions sharing similar constraints, and as such is now Co-lead of the Cold Climate Sanitation segment of SuSanA.
Motivation/Commitment to the GSC
WASH is central to achieving almost all SDGs, and, despite this, consistently lagging behind on its targets. Cold and mountain regions are particularly challenging when it comes to water and waste management, and often overlooked in development work. I want to focus on those regions, and find solutions that will be suited for their specific context. One Health, circularity and knowledge co-production must be integral parts of designing these systems. I believe that the more challenging and overlooked regions could very well end up being the champions of sustainable development in the future.
