{"id":9436,"date":"2023-04-19T11:39:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/outreach-and-publications\/grandes-conferences-publiques\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:49:21","slug":"mathematics-for-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/outreach-and-publications\/mathematics-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics for Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1420.64px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:2;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Mathematics for Action<\/h1>\n<p>Published on March 14, 2022, to mark International Mathematics Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000380883.locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Mathematics for Action: Supporting Science-Based Decision Making<\/em><\/a> is a series of policy briefs produced by UNESCO, the Centre de recherches math\u00e9matiques (CRM) of Canada, the International Mathematical Union, the International Science Council and their partners.<\/p>\n<p>Christiane Rousseau with CRM&#8217;s assistance was the manager of the toolkit project, which was produced by a consortium composed of the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nexteinstein.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African Institute for Mathematical Sciences<\/a> (AIMS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africamathunion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African Mathematical Union<\/a> (AMU)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crm.umontreal.ca\/en\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centre de recherches math\u00e9matiques<\/a> (CRM)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimpa.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO Cat II centre CIMPA<\/a> (Centre international de math\u00e9matiques pures et appliqu\u00e9es)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/euromathsoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Mathematical Society<\/a> (EMS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insmi.cnrs.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institut des Sciences math\u00e9matiques et de leurs interactions<\/a> (INSMI) of CNRS<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ivado.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institut de valorisation des donn\u00e9es<\/a> (IVADO), Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathunion.org\/icmi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Commission on Mathematical Instruction<\/a> (ICMI)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathunion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Mathematical Union<\/a> (IMU)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Science Council<\/a> (ISC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Mathematics for Action: Supporting Science-Based Decision-Making<\/em> focuses on engaging stories of mathematics in action. Written by mathematicians and thought leaders from across the globe, the collection of briefs provides a fascinating demonstration of the role of maths in addressing the world\u2019s most pressing challenges in the face of accelerating global change. They cover a wide spectrum of topics related to the Sustainable Development Goals, from drawing maps of poverty to measuring the gender gap, modeling a pandemic and food systems, forecasting climate change, and measuring biodiversity. These issues are complex and multi-faceted and call for diverse perspectives and interdisciplinary solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mfa_toolkit_final_5-20_fullbleed-copy.pdf\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"MfA_Toolkit_Final_5-20_FullBleed copy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1088\" height=\"1408\" alt=\"Mathematics for Action\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271088%27%20height%3D%271408%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201088%201408%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271088%27%20height%3D%271408%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/mfa_toolkit_final_5-20_fullbleed-copy-pdf.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-6056\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":4247,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9436","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9436"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11294,"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9436\/revisions\/11294"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crmath.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}