Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

Just published the paper: Misaligned SDG Targets: How to Handle Target Dates Before 2030; FULL paper downloadable from Juniper Publishers - International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources (IJESNR)  here By: Felix Dodds1,2*, Jamie Bartram2, and Gastón Ocampo3 Abstract  Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by the 193-member states of the United Nations in September 2015. It includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are accompanied by 169 targets, 107 of which are considered output targets and 62 are designated ‘means of implementation’. While the SDGs are associated with the period 2016 - 2030, twenty-three targets (14%) have dates for completion before 2030. For twenty of those targets the date is 2020 and for the remaining three it is 2025. The affected targets are associated with 232 individual indicators. Not addressing the issues that arise because of this has the potential to ...

Time to order christmas presents. Here are two books for any sustainable development advocate. Negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals:  A transformational agenda for an insecure world by Felix Dodds, Ambassador  David Donoghue and  Jimena Leiva-Roesch Avialable 8th of November "Learning from the process that engaged so many stakeholders at national and international level is important for future multilateral negotiations. This contribution from three actors intimately involved in the process offers rare insights into a long, challenging and ultimately fruitful process. I hope many readers will enjoy the insights presented in this book and be inspired to realise that the impossible is possible through compromise, partnership and leadership." – from the foreword by Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation: Climate Justice, Former President of Ireland (1990–1997) and Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997–2002) "...

With a foreword by HRH the Prince of Wales If you wish to get a discount the code is DC361 from   here This book is one of the first to provide a broad overview of both the science behind the nexus and the implications for policies and sustainable development . It brings together contributions by leading i ntergovernmental and governmental officials, industry, scientists and other stakeholder thinkers who are working to develop the approaches to the Nexus of water-food-energy and climate. It represents a major synthesis and state-of-the-art assessment of the Nexus by major players, in light of the adoption by the United Nations of the new Sustainable Development Goals and Targets in 2015." Pre-order on Routledge and get a 20% discount   here.  when you put the code  DC361 at checkout. Forewords by: HRH the Prince of Wales Albert Butare former Minister of State for Infrastructure in the Republic of Rwanda Paula Caballero Gomez m...

The Handbook of Water and Health is edited by my friend Jamie Bartram. It is a comprehensive handbook providing an authoritative source of information on global water and health. The book is suitable for interdisciplinary teaching for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. It covers both developing and developed country concerns. It is organized into sections covering: hazards (including disease, chemicals and other contaminants); exposure; interventions; intervention implementation; distal influences; policies and their implementation; investigative tools; and historic cases. It offers 71 analytical and engaging chapters, each representing a session of teaching or graduate seminar. It is written by a team of expert authors from around the world, many of whom are actively teaching the subject, the book provides a thorough and balanced overview of current knowledge, issues and relevant debates, integrating information from the environmental, health and social sciences....