Video Introducing Felix Dodds as a candidate for Executive Director of UNEP



Campaign video is here  https://youtu.be/5No4lOsQfvs
Should you be interested in knowing more there are two additional blogs:


  1. My Vision for UNEP - why I am standing to be the next Executive Director of UNEP
  2. I am standing for Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme

With UNEA4 in March what do you think should be UNEP's contribution to the High Level Political Forum Heads of State review in September? What should the environment voice be?



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  1. RussJanuary 22, 2019 at 1:08 PM

    The need for deep community engagement and more robust multi-stakeholder collaboration requires narrative tools that are more accessible to local communities not yet activated by the SDGs. Two could be the more grounded narrative tools of social protection and social equity that are more easily understood at the grassroots. Deliberate outreach to fields, like social welfare, that work with these tools to mobilize and transform communities is an elegant practical strategy. That you are genuinely committed to these grounded ways to reach local groups makes you a strong voice at the top, Felix. More power to you in your run for the top UNEP post! / R. Bong Vergara

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