SDG Policy Initiative
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SDGPI Director @gcmccord essay highlights the predictability of El Niño, igniting vital discussions on climate preparedness and its impact on vulnerable communities. A powerful call to global action and proactive measures. #ClimateResilience Read more: https://t.co/0J3R3aGx7D
nytimes.com
Rich countries must deepen their assistance to developing countries in the path of the weather pattern.
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Exciting news! Our director @gcmccord and professor @teevrat have co-authored a @Nature article on how local governments can lead the way in decarbonizing the U.S. 🌿 Read more: https://t.co/aoE3VVkwXZ
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In a @Nature article, @gcmccord, Director of the SDG Policy Initiative, @teevrat and co-authors outline how evaluating decarbonization programs will be essential to achieving the greatest impact. Read more: https://t.co/MIlnEtJoAb
#decarbonization #climateaction #sustainability
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Nature - Why we must treat decarbonization policies as an experiment and put in place measures now to evaluate what works best.
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🌍🌱 New Position Paper Alert: Transforming Food & Land Use for Biodiversity Targets The #FABLEConsortium paper is here! Dive into insights on how transforming food systems can achieve key biodiversity goals in the Kunming-Montreal #GBF. Read it here: https://t.co/w6J8FFECAe
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🌍✨ Excited to welcome the new grad student members of the SDG Policy Initiative (SDGPI) at @GPS_UCSD! Meet our talented affiliates tackling global challenges through sustainable development. 🌎 Shelah Ott, Teresa Yacaman, Matthew Burditt, Roberto Hernández and Rodrigo Barra !
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Prof. Ricke & @gcmccord on Wollburg et al.'s study: Debunking myths! Ending extreme poverty by 2050 may increase global emissions by <5%, with climate-smart growth reducing it tenfold. Urgency for #ClimateAction and poverty eradication isn't in conflict.
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Urgent transformation of global food & land systems advocated by @gcmccord & @GSchmidtTraub. Solutions include geospatial roadmaps for sustainable practices led by science and international collaboration #COP28 Read more:
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Food and land use systems are managed unsustainably, as they are responsible for approximately one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions as well as unprecedented loss of biodiversity and forest...
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🏠📈 In a new piece by The San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut), @CarolineFreund weighs in on the high #RealEstate agent commissions in the U.S. Discover her insights on this pressing issue affecting the #HousingMarket. https://t.co/uIbUCtiU5i
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Americans pay some of the highest real estate commissions in the world and the fees are coming under scrutiny.The average commission on a home sale here is typically around 5 to 6 percent, usually …
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On #InternationalDayDisasterRiskReduction, we highlight research by @GPS_UCSD own @teevrat, delving into rural India's road construction, labor markets, and crop fires. Uncover how these insights empower disaster resilience in agriculture. 🌾🔥 #SDG13
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📚 Exciting curriculum update! Professor Mateo Vásquez-Cortés joins GPS at @UCSanDiego, bringing expertise on #migration, conflict, and violence in #LatinAmerica. This winter & spring, dive deep into new courses on global issues! https://t.co/JgHaYKX2DJ
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New professor Mateo Vásquez-Cortés to offer new courses focused on race, ethnicity and conflict in Latin America…
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When it comes to #SustainableDevelopment, intangible cultural heritage is inadequately discussed. Yet its connection to the #SDGs is irrefutable. Learn more in our course "Living Heritage and Sustainable Development"—now with Korean subtitles! Enroll now👉 https://t.co/QOrsyWJyHG
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Prof. @bfwalter thought-provoking @TEDTalks underscores the threat of global extremism to democracy, aligning with UN's #SDG16 🕊️🤝 #TEDTalksInsights
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Based on her work for a CIA task force aimed at predicting civil wars, political scientist Barbara F. Walter examines the rise in extremism and threats to democracies around the globe -- and paints...
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GPS Dean @CarolineFreund weighs in on the transformative sale of two Mission Valley malls. With the plan to develop much-needed #housing in the area, is this a win-win? Can we revive these underused retail spaces? 🏡 🌆 Read more:
sandiegouniontribune.com
Two Mission Valley shopping centers, totaling 1.5 million square feet of space, have sold for $290 million. The transactions pave the way for a significant amount of housing.Paris-based Unibail-Rod…
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SDGPI’s projects focused on infectious disease risk, regional decarbonization and data driven government planning to meet sustainable development goals were recognized as part of @UCSanDiego creative exploration and innovation, lead by @gcmccord.
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University of California San Diego earned $1.76 billion in research funding last fiscal year, a 6 percent increase over the previous year.
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New team member alert! Welcome @DanielJGomar , our new SDGPI Coordinator. He just finished his first year @GPS_UCSD's MPP program and has a background in development economics and impact evaluation at the World Bank. We're eager to have his contributions!
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Today is World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. That may be a mouthful, but it's a major issue- illustrating just one impact, @GPS_UCSD faculty @achadhvaryu and @jaburney have both studied the mortality related to intense dust exposure. Links:
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SDG 3 Major progress has been made in improving the health of millions of people, increasing life expectancy, reducing maternal and child mortality and fighting against leading communicable diseases....
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Throwback Thursday: for #WorldOceansDay, we're thinking of when @GraffZivin and Dale Squires, professors @GPS_UCSD, proposed adapting the terrestrial mitigation hierarchy to reducing marine megafauna by‐catch in fisheries 🐟Read it and other #SDG14 work:
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SDG 14 The expansion of protected areas for marine biodiversity and existing policies and treaties that encourage responsible use of ocean resources are still insufficient to combat the adverse...
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Ecosystems are closely tied to our health and well-being, not to mention the survival of every species on the planet. For #WorldEnvironmentDay, check out recent work from @GPS_UCSD faculty like @gcmccord, @teevrat, and @jaburney on #SDG15 here:
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SDG 15 There are some encouraging global trends in protecting terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity. Forest loss is slowing down, more key biodiversity areas are protected and more financial...
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#WorldEnvironmentDay is a great reminder of the connections between healthy environments and human well-being. @teevrat from @GPS_UCSD has studied one such connection: upstream water pollution and downstream mortality. Read here:
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SDG 3 Major progress has been made in improving the health of millions of people, increasing life expectancy, reducing maternal and child mortality and fighting against leading communicable diseases....
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Catch @RobertLempert's insightful talk on applying deep uncertainty methods to #ClimateRiskManagement, drawing on recent advances, applications, and #DeepUncertainty approaches. 🗓️ Thursday, June 2 🕥 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. PDT 📍@Scripps_Ocean Sign up: https://t.co/uzrw9sHW7e
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