Deadline: 20 October 2015
Wageningen UR Center for Development Innovation (CDI) will conduct short term course “Competing claims on natural resources” from 29 February to 11 March 2016 in the Netherlands. Resource managers, policy-makers, scientists, practitioners, private sector or civil society representatives and mid-career professionals who work in the field of natural resources management are invited to participate in the course.
The two week course provides participants with knowledge, tools and skills to design multiple stakeholder processes in order to deal with conflict, and aim at negotiated outcomes towards positive change. The overall aim of the course is to contribute to sustainable resources management by building capacity to manage conflicts over natural resources.
Upon completion, participants will be able to
- Contextualize and apply analytical frameworks and methodologies to better understand competing claims on natural resources.
- Examine different conflict management approaches and apply them to case studies.
- Practice a broad range of skills to manage conflict and facilitate informed negotiation processes.
- Review governance arrangements that could hamper or foster negotiated outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be citizen of an NFP country and employed in an NFP country to be eligible for Netherlands
- Applicants should have at least a BSc-level (or equivalent) and at least five years of working experience in the NRM sector.
- Proficiency in English is required.
For more information on the course, visit CDI Course Competing Claims.
