Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

  The Beaver and the Bald Eagle: Reflections Across the World's Longest Undefended Border by Adam Rogers. explores the growing divide between Canada and the United States—two nations that appear similar on the surface but are increasingly shaped by different values, institutions, and social contracts.  Drawing on the author’s life on both sides of the border, a 22-year career with the United Nations, and original survey data, the book blends personal narrative with sharp comparative analysis. ​ Blending narrative storytelling with sharp analysis, the book examines everyday systems that quietly shape national character—health care, immigration, education, gun culture, inequality, climate policy, and democratic norms.  Neither polemic nor nostalgia, The Beaver and the Bald Eagle invites readers in both countries to step outside their own national assumptions. Canada is not portrayed as a utopia, nor the United States as a cautionary tale; both are presented as two ongoing e...

A new book by Adam Rogers is just out -  "Taking Action Online - for Environmental, Social Justice and Sustainable Development." Adam was a communications advisor to the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). He also had another book our recently "The Intrepid Traveler" which explored more than fifty countries over five years on a budget of less than $100 a month Taking Action Online for the environment, social justice and sustainable development connects the many dots in the social media universe and provides step-by-step advice on how to raise funds, build communities and inspire action for the results we need to create the world we want.  The book is a great reference or for new people an introduction on the different social media that are out there and what you can do to use them for your campaign. There is a great Foreword by former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clar...

Guest blog by Adam Rogers: has worked for the United Nations for the past 20 years, and is currently a senior advisor with the Development Impact Group within the UN Development Programme.  Until recently he served as the Regional Representative for Europe for the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, as well as the coordinator for the World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty --a network of more than 900 cities that are committed to the cause of advancing human development within the urban context.   The UN is getting ready for its annual showcasing of innovations from developing countries, with the intention of scaling them up The strategic intent of what is today known as South-South cooperation is to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals through greater cooperation among countries of the South. The “South”? The South, or the Global South, is a term used to refer to those countries challenged by elevated levels of poverty. When looking...