The Global Solutions – Making The World Work For Everyone – U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

Submitted by wrscpmd on Thu, 08/17/2017 - 16:41
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World Resources Simulation Center

The Global Solutions – Making The World Work For Everyone
Here’s your chance to solve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

The mission is to "make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone"

The Sustainable Development Goals officially known as “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” is a set of 17 Global Goals with 169 targets between them.

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Frank Scarpaci


Organization

VIANOVA Inc.


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Subject Matter Expert

Frank Scarpaci, a corporate social responsibility and sustainability consultant, facilitator, and speaker, has over 30 years of experience in the small business, nonprofit, and corporate sectors.  His professional background includes strategic planning, executive management, operations, marketing, and business development.  In 2005, Frank founded VIANOVA, a sustainable business consulting and training firm dedicated to helping companies connect their business success and social good.  His firm




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Marlon King


Organization

San Diego Emergency Operations Services


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Subject Matter Expert

Mr King collaborates with local jurisdictions and business groups to provide emergency management planning in order to assist these agencies in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from any natural disaster or man-made incident.
 

Emergency Operations Services consists of developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOP), Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), Business Continuity Plans (BCP) all according to federal and state guidelines and standards.
 




GENI-us Letter 2015-11

 N o v e m b e r  2 0 1 5 — Volume 23, Issue 11

Building Peace Between Nations, One Link After Another

Dear GENI Friend,

I grew up in a Rotary family. My dad was a life-long Rotarian. Rotary is the largest global service organization, with 1.2 million members and 34,000 local clubs in 200 countries. Their motto of "service above self" is demonstrated by thousands of local and international projects.

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Cody Hooven


Organization

City of San Diego


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Subject Matter Expert

Her role includes coordinating implementation of the Climate Action Plan, adaptation planning, and incorporating sustainability into economic development. Prior to joining the City of San Diego, Cody was with the Port of San Diego and managed the Green Port program. Cody works on various collaborative efforts in San Diego and statewide, including as a founding member of the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative.




Signs of new climate normal apparent in hot 2012 - report

08-01-2015

Deborah Zabarenko

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Last year was one of the 10 hottest on record, with sea levels at record highs, Arctic ice at historic lows and extreme weather in various corners of the globe signaling a "new normal," scientists said Tuesday in the 2012 State of the Climate report.

Analysis: The future of food aid

07-17-2015

Jaspreet Kindra

JOHANNESBURG, 26 July 2013 (IRIN) - By the end of the next decade food security could deteriorate in some of the world’s poorest countries, according to a recent global forecast by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Geodesign Session 2 - San Diego and Baja

Submitted by ashjeet on Wed, 07/15/2015 - 11:56

Global Energy Network International
Global Classroom Summer Series 2015
GeoDesign
SESSION 2
- Thursday July 9, 2015 - "Sustainable Development and Resilient Systems. Why and How our world has changed."

Geodesign* - Engineering the Transition to
Renewable Energy and Clean Water for All

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