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The Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-Use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium

The FABLE Consortium has released its 2020 Report on Pathways to Sustainable Land-Use and Food Systems. Explore the latest trends in food and land-use with the new ‘Scenathon’ dashboard. Visit the FABLE Consortium Explore Scenathon Read Report Overview FABLE is a global consortium with teams of scientists in 20 countries modeling land use to 2050 in an integrated framework. Land use and land use change accounts for 23% of GHG emissions globally, biodiversity loss is accelerating at alarming rates, and…

Sustainable Development Solutions Network USA

The SDSN USA is hosted by three universities: Howard, Carnegie Mellon, and UC San Diego. Together these universities, along with a network of more than 100 higher education institutions, are at the core of the SDSN USA. At UC San Diego, the SDG Policy Initiative is the organization that facilitates the connection. Explore SDSN USA The SDSN is a network of global development leaders created in 2012 by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and is charged with…

San Diego Regional Decarbonization Framework

The Regional Decarbonization Framework (RDF) anchors the San Diego region in emerging best practices from across the nation and globally. It charts science–based, feasible pathways toward expeditious deep decarbonization, proposing a paradigm shift in our local economy. The scale and pace of this effort will require partnerships between public and private sectors, particularly, business, labor and environmental communities. The input from these numerous stakeholders not only shaped the RDF itself, but initiated many of those collaborative efforts needed for…

Dynamic Infectious Disease Risk Platform

Project Overview With sponsorship from the Wellcome Trust and in collaboration with New Light Technologies Inc. and UNICEF, the SDG Policy Initiative is developing an online infectious disease prediction platform using real-time climate conditions to map predicted spikes in disease rates and to inform decision makers of public health resources required for disease prevention and treatment. The project will with dengue as a proof-of-concept, and then incorporate other diseases. Dengue fever is a climate-sensitive disease transmitted by the Aedes…

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GRAND CHALLENGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM

The Grand Challenge Scholars Program is an innovative certificate program for UC San Diego undergraduate students. The program is designed to encourage students to focus their curricular and co-curricular experiences on addressing one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS

UC San Diego strives to find solutions that help protect our planet through a variety of innovative programs. Read about the 7 focus areas of Sustainability. You can also access the latest Annual Report. Or get to know the Sustainability Resource Center. Explore the variety of efforts around sustainability on campus and how you can get involved.