A Year in Review of my activities
A Year in Review
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2025 has been a tough year for multilateralism, where, in many of the forums I have been operating in, we have mostly been trying to defend the gains we have made over the past 10 years.
My political activities for this year have focused on multilateral
environmental agreements, nitrogen, and plastics.
As one of my hobbies is writing, I have continued collaborating
with Chris Spence on articles and another book. The publication of Environmental
Lobbying at the UN is a replacement of the 2004 book How to Lobby at
Inter-governmental meetings. It is richer, and we hope it is a must for anyone working
as a stakeholder in the intergovernmental arena.
Chris and I are nearly ready to submit a proposal for a new
book to our wonderful publisher, Routledge. If they accept, it will come out in
June 2027.
I have just finished attending the seventh United Nations Environment
Assembly.
January
Handed in the manuscript for Environmental Lobbying at the
UN
Inter Press Service article: “Can We
Still Solve Climate Change?” By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence
February
Inter Nations Global
Writing and Storytelling, Group: Conducted a live author capacity-building training
for non-fiction
March
Global
Connection TV interview with Felix Dodds
Blue Water Film Festival: Entered the Arizona State University Film Beyond Fast Fashion
April
Report on how The Foundation for Fresh Produce can engage
with the United Nations
A Weekend in the Life: Gilmore
Girls Convention
May
Capacity
Building exercise in preparation for SB62
Inter Press Service article: “How
Should the United Nations Respond to Its Funding Crisis?” By Felix Dodds
and Chris Spence
June
Moderating the Compassion in World Farming Workshop, bringing
together member states and UN agencies, including UNEP, the FAO, and the UNFCCC
Secretariat at SB 62, producing the report “Sustainable
Nitrogen Management: A Way Forward for Climate, the Environment and Food
Security”
Cities, climate, and convergence: “What
the first Annual Review on the Rio Conventions tells us.” Attending and
speaking at Daring Cities
July
Launch at the UN bookshop of my new book with Chris Spence, “Environmental Lobbying at the UN”
Galaxy
Comic Convention – submitted a number of comics to be graded
August
Panel speech at Rio Climate Week: The Challenge and Spirit
of Rio
Inter Press Service article: “Who
Should Lead the UN Development Programme?” By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence
September
Launch of Report: Stakeholder Forum updated the fifth in its
sdg2030 Series reports: UN80:
Reform of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements – Around the Triple
Planetary Crisis of Pollution, Biodiversity, and Climate Change
October
Friends of Governance for Sustainable Development Workshop: “UN80
and the clustering of environmental conventions to address the triple planetary
crisis — climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution (chemicals and
waste).”
Capacity
Building workshop for UNFCCC – COP30
November
Stakeholder Forum Paper 7: “Financing
the Triple Planetary Crisis of Chemicals and Waste, Biodiversity and Climate
Change (Craig Boljkovac, Hugo-Maria Schally, et.al.)”
December
UNEA 7
- Capacity Building Workshop for stakeholders attending UNEA 7
- Multistakeholder Dialogue Resilience through inclusive partnerships: Catalyzing solutions across sectors
- A Discussion Paper to Inform the 2027 Review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs
- Pocket guide for Environment and Sustainable Development Governance
- Environmental Lobbying at the United Nations
- Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage
- Negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals
- Tomorrow's People and New Technology
- Stakeholder Democracy
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