Felix Dodds new website just launched - includes what i can offer in support of orgnizations wanting to engage in UN processes

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A long-overdue overhaul of my website has been undertaken by the talented Chris Yale, who has been my web designer and friend since 2008. 

Over the years, I have been involved in several initiatives in various locations. This new website brings them together in one place.


First: What my consultancy offers to support the engagement and effectiveness of stakeholders in the UN processes. Stakeholders waste a considerable amount of money due to a lack of understanding of the UN body they aim to influence, as well as a lack of support for their staff to be effective within those institutions. My consultancy addresses this. Just out is my book, co-authored with Chris Spence, Environmental Lobbying at the United Nations, a must-read for anyone engaged in the multilateral process.

Second: There is now a link to my external platforms, including my Blog, LinkedIn, X, and my Spotify channel. The Spotify channel features podcasts based on my books, providing an additional way to access information. In particular, I would like to draw your attention to the Vienna Café collection, which comprises three, maybe four, books that tell the story of sustainable development from the 1960s through to the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals. These books are:

Only One Earth: The Long Road via Rio to Sustainable Development  – written with Maurice Strong and Michael Strauss

From Rio+20 to the New Development Agenda: Building a Bridge to a Sustainable Future, written with Jorge Laguna and Liz Thompson

Negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals: A transformational agenda for an insecure world, written with Ambassador David Donoghue, Jimena Leiva Roesch

I would add to that the more recent "Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy," written with Chris Spence, examines ten different multilateral negotiations and the key players who contributed to their success.

Third: I will be posting future events – the next one planned will be for new delegates to a Climate Convention meeting and will take place in October, date to be confirmed.

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