Stakeholder engagement
Facilitating Dialogue in the Niger Delta through Participatory Evaluation
Published October 9th, 2008From June through August 2008, a diverse group of community, government, NGO and company representatives came together to conduct an evaluation of a core component of Chevron Nigeria Limited’s commu
Strengthening the Global Environmental Treaty-making System: CBI Founder Larry Susskind Addresses the AAAS
Published July 9th, 2008Joint Environmental Mediation Service in the Middle East
In the summer of 2000, the Joint Environmental Mediation Service (JEMS) was created as a partnership between the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI), a think-tank devoted to developing practical solutions to the Middle East conflict and CBI, which took a lead role in its development.
CBI Practitioners
Michele Ferenz, Merrick Hoben, Stacie Nicole SmithJoint Fact Finding with the United States Geological Survey
CBI partnered with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to prepare and deliver a one-day workshop for the agency’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT) that focused on the role of joint fact-finding (JFF) in USGS’s Science Impact program.
CBI Practitioners
Lawrence SusskindMultistakeholder Dialogues with the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
CBI completed an evaluation of the multistakeholder dialogue processes instituted in 1998 by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), the body created and mandated to promote the execution of Agenda 21, the program of action adopted at the 1992 Rio Conference on Environment and Development.
Clients
United Nations Commission on Sustainable DevelopmentCBI Practitioners
David FairmanCape Hatteras National Seashore Negotiated Rulemaking Assessment
The National Park Service invited Patrick Field, Managing Director of CBI, Robert Fisher, Senior Mediator at Fisher Collaborative Services, and Ona Ferguson of CBI to conduct an assessment to determine the feasibility of using a negotiated rulemaking process to manage the use of motorized vehicles on the Cape Hattera National Seashore, North Carolina.
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National Park ServiceCBI Practitioners
Patrick Field, Ona FergusonMeriden City Center, Connecticut - a Comprehensive Plan for Revitalization
The Meriden Economic Resources Group hired CBI to undertake an assessment of public opinion and concerns regarding obstacles to downtown development, including flood control, transportation barriers, economic development, and more.
CBI Practitioners
Stacie Nicole SmithStreamlining Community Planning in Falmouth, Maine
In January 2007, the Consensus Building Institute (CBI) lead a collaborative process to evaluate and improve the integrated functioning of the various entities that play a role in a growing Maine Town’s planning “system”. The process engaged over one hundred and fifty citizens, land owners, and professionals, and many stakeholders expressed interest in exploring additional options for educating and engaging the public in land use and other important Town governance issues.
CBI Practitioners
Patrick Field, Kate HarveyAssessing Major Urban Redevelopment Conflict in Sommerville, MA
The City of Somerville asked CBI to conduct an impartial assessment of the issues surrounding the proposed development of the Assembly Square site in east Somerville. The Assembly Square Conflict Assessment is an inquiry by CBI into the possibility of a successful mediated process among a broad range of stakeholders.
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