Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Guest Blog by Ana Mulio Alverez , who is an expert in Geopolitics and Climate Diplomacy. I analyze and influence international climate agreements and the international finance architecture reform so desperately needed to make climate action happen. This blog and others can be found here. It's my time to confess: I love Bonn and the UNFCCC midyear negotiations. Why? Because they're the best opportunity for all countries to come together, share priorities, tackle sticking points, and start moving the agenda forward before the COP. For adaptation, SB64 is packed. 🌍 Work will continue on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), including the policy alignment of the new Belém Adaptation Indicators through the Belém–Addis Vision and it's technical taskforce, which will shape how we measure and track progress on global climateresilience. 📊 Negotiators will also advance discussions on adaptation communications, the Nairobi Work Programme, and the long-overdue review of the Adapta...

Belem City Limits: How to Host a Successful Climate COP By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence originally published through InterPress Service here. There is no question that most climate activists and governments were delighted when Brazil offered to host the 2025 UN Climate Conference taking place this November. Brazil has played such a crucial role in shaping the sustainable development agenda. It hosted the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, which agreed on Agenda 21 and the blueprint for sustainability in the 21st century, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 27 principles intended to guide countries in future sustainable development but also saw signged agreements for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Forestry Principles. Out of the Rio Earth Summit, you saw the creation of a new UN body to monitor the implementation of these agreements. This was the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and a new convention, the Deserti...