To explore innovative approaches to address these challenges in the context of the greater San Diego region, RCC and The San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative (SDRCC) convened global experts, along with key leaders in the region representing diverse community stakeholders, for the San Diego Region Coastal Exchange, a sequence of virtual immersive convenings and small group working sessions, in July 2020. Over the course of these sessions, participants gathered virtually, given the Covid-19 pandemic, to explore innovative design options that address coastal resilience challenges, and surfaced a set of viable projects and policies that are ripe for further advancement.

 
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Our goals for the Exchange were to:

 
 
 

  • Bring together a diverse, cross-sectoral community of stakeholders to explore design options that address coastal erosion and interrelated resilience challenges, and surface a set of viable projects and policies that are ripe for further advancement.

  • Elevate local and global best practices and explore how they might be applied within the greater San Diego regional coastal context.

  • Promote further dialogue and connection among local and global stakeholders while laying the groundwork for implementation of innovative approaches. 

  • Distill key insights and innovations that can be shared broadly to relevant stakeholders. 

  • Advance a collective, community-driven vision for the future of San Diego's coastal communities.