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How engineers can help build a more sustainable world Image: © tonefotografia/Stock.adobe.com Every industry must play a role in creating a sustainable future. To mark Engineers Week, we found out more about how engineers can contribute. While Engineers Week kicked off last weekend, today (4 March) marks World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, a UNESCO international day to highlight the achievements of engineers and engineering in the area of sustainability. Speaking at an Engineers Ireland’s conference in October last year, President Michael D Higgins told the remote audience: “Engineers have a clear role to play to ensure that everyone in the world has access to clean water, sanitation, reliable energy, and safeguarded from climate change’s adverse impacts which are already manifesting.”

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