Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP)
Women’s Economic Empowerment? Put it in a Charter! Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy positions Canada at the forefront globally in … More
Davos: Rebooting Globalization 4.0
In January 2019, I was invited back to the World Economic Forum (WEF) side forum to continue the discussion on how to address social and economic … More
Davos: shared human values in a time of bad behaviour
Bad behaviour is perhaps one way to capture the ethos of today’s global political arena. Not just the political arena, but the way we live our … More
Belize: Regenerating the urban Caribbean
Even in the most idyllic of setting effective community economic development requires sustainable planning. Belize City had a vision to restore BTL … More
Canada: Literally getting on board
How do you get your message across an entire nation? Engaging citizens and municipal stakeholders in a seemingly mundane yet crucial … More
Vietnam: From peasant economy to prosperity
How do socialist-oriented municipal governments participate in a global democratic market economy to bring prosperity to their nation? A mouthful … More
Point Fortin: Making the most of your assets
Clifton Hill Beach in Point Fortin, Trinidad, was a historic community asset lost to coastal erosion. A donation of private lands to city hall gave … More
San-Juan Laventille: Trouble in paradise
San-Juan Laventille. Trinidad and Tobago. At first you may be tempted to think of swaying palm trees, romantic walks along the beach and … More
Kryvyi Rih: City of steel – its own kryptonite
Kryvyi Rih. Ukraine. A highly industrialized city with one of the largest steel and iron-ore mining and refinement centres in Eastern Europe. Its … More
A race for space became a race for survival.
Dnipropetrovsk. Sound familiar? Its scientists were the innovators who launched the first satellite into space (Sputnik-1) and were front and centre … More
Canada: Collaboration is key
Collaboration is necessary to prosper. This is one of BSC’s core principles. But how do you actually bring together 23 municipalities to support … More