Training in Peru
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Like many countries of Latin America, Peru is a country fraught with environmental, economic and social challenges.
In November 2002, CBI began working with Peru’s Centro de Conciliacion y Arbitraje to provide public policy consensus building training, with particular focus on the environmental, economic and social justice dilemmas emanating from the country’s controversial mining industry.
The Centro was created in 1999, by the Universidad Catolica de la Pontificia in response to Peruvian legislation promoting extrajudicial conciliation efforts. Its broad mission is to promote a culture of peace in Peru through mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution.
Training Objectives
The first training was designed for the Yanococha Gold Mining Company located in the northern Andes of Cajamarca, Peru. The Centro is training and advising Yanococha regarding its community relations. As one of the largest gold mines in Latin America, Yanococha plays a significant part of the national mining industry. Training participants consisted of mid to senior level Yanococha staff as well as other stakeholders involved in conflict between the mining sector and local communities.
A second training held in Lima was attended by Peruvian mining officials, environmental NGOs and Peruvian agency administrators interested in exploring the potential of consensus building in the environment and land use context.
Results
The success of both trainings prompted a second round of training in June 2003. In addition, CBI developed and delivered exclusive training for the Centro staff on how to conduct conflict assessments. The Centro, now in partnership with CBI, plans to offer conflict assessment as part of their ADR services, and has already been approached by several interested potential mining industry and NGO clients.
CBI plans to continue yearly capacity building training with the Centro and is actively pursuing future joint projects.
New Developments
As of July 2003, the Centro will be sharing office space and collaborating with the newly established Defensoria Publica. The Defensoria, a public ombudsman office, and the Centro will be collaborating to address conflicts resulting from one of the largest gas line infrastructure projects in Latin America, located in Peru — the Camisea Project.
