FullName

Walter Phillips


Organization

San Diego Youth Services


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Walter Philips has been at the helm of San Diego Youth Services as its Chief Executive Officer since July of 2000. The agency is a major provider of comprehensive services for homeless, abused and at-risk youth, their families and communities.




FullName

Joe LaCava


Organization

Interra


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Joe focuses on land use and public policy for private clients, public agencies, and neighborhoods. He draws from over 30 years of experience as a civil engineer, development manager, community advocate, and public policy practitioner. He started his career designing public infrastructure in the City of San Diego and at military facilities throughout the southwest. As a land development consultant he has provided creative problem-solving on complex land development projects in California, the western United States and internationally in Canada, China and Papua New Guinea.




FullName

Christina Luhn


Organization

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation


Role
Subject Matter Expert

The Cali Baja Mega-Region Initiative for the first time articulates the intimately enmeshed international economies of San Diego and Imperial Counties (USA) and Baja California (Mexico) as a distinctly advantageous development zone for global commerce. This positions CaliBaja as the emerging 12th economic "mega region" in North America, with distinct advantages compared to the Southern California Region immediately to the north, centered on Los Angeles County.




FullName

Cary Lowe


Organization

Law Office of Cary Lowe


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Cary D. Lowe co-chaired the Water Policy Implementation Task Force and is a California land use lawyer with 35 years of experience representing property owners, land developers, builders, public agencies, Indian tribes, citizen groups and non-profit organizations, in connection with a broad range of land use and environmental issues. In addition to being an attorney, Mr. Lowe holds a Ph.D. in urban planning and has been admitted to the American Institute of Certified Planners.




FullName

Carl Nettleton


Organization

Nettleton Strategies


Role
Subject Matter Expert

Carl is a communications and government affairs professional known for his ability to provide critical insight and strategic problem solving to both old and new issues. He regularly brings clients innovative ideas and fresh ways to look at their issues.




FullName

Craig Jones


Organization

Interfaith Community Services


Role
Subject Matter Expert

In his work career Craig has been a city planner for several California cities, and has also worked at United Way of San Diego. Craig continues to volunteer his private time for community needs including transportation system improvement, quality of life in his own neighborhood, and peace/social justice initiatives.




Sustainable development goals face $2.5 trillion funding shortfall

06-24-2014

Sophie Yeo

UN report says climate, poverty and health targets will require huge cash injection from private sector

The UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) will fail unless governments and businesses find an extra US$ 2.5 trillion a year to support them.

Community Resilience Tops U.N.’s Disaster Relief Agenda

06-23-2014

Kalinga Seneviratne

BANGKOK, Jun 26 2014 (IPS) - The Bangkok Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific adopted at the close of the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference On Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) here today emphasised community-based solutions, and

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