How CBI Helps International Agencies
Whether working to develop global environmental or investment standards, or addressing community development needs, international agencies frequently face significant issues that require cooperation of a diverse array of stakeholders with both shared and competing interests.
Our Areas of Expertise
International Development
CBI helps international development leaders and organizations address participation, negotiation, and consensus building.
Land Use and Development
CBI helps public officials, developers, mediators, and other constituents balance social, political, economic, environmental, and health concerns in resolving land use disputes.
Natural Resources and Environment
CBI specializes in environmental planning, public land, air pollution, and water management. Combining process skills with technical acumen enables us to manage multi-party negotiations in the public arena.
Social Policies and Programs
CBI designs public input processes, administers meetings, and enables groups achieve consensus on issues such as housing, criminal justice, and diversity.
Case Studies
November, 2007
CBI was retained by IFC to design and facilitate an external stakeholder engagement process to discuss the draft policies as part of the review process.
From November 2005 to March 2006, CBI staff and dispute resolution partners in Argentina and Uruguay were retained by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to assess stakeholder concerns and facilitate stakeholder involvement in a review of environmental and social impacts surrounding two controversial paper pulp mills – co-located 8 kilometers apart on the Rio Uruguay.
For the past several years, CBI has partnered with the UNDP to build the negotiation capacity of UNDP staff stationed all over the world.
July, 2006
CBI assisted the World Bank Compliance Advisor Ombudsman team to address concerns raised regarding social and environmental impacts of the Allain-Duhangan hydroelectric project in India. Issues and concerns included: quality and quantity of village drinking and irrigation water; worker safety near the construction site; assurance of women’s and children’ safety; excessive dust from project activity; and introduction of HIV/AIDS induced by migrant laborers.
January, 2000
The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy supported a CBI study, led by CBI Managing Director David Fairman and Senior Associate Merrick Hoben, to research land use conflicts in Latin America.
Our Services
Facilitation
With expertise in group dynamics and many years of facilitating meetings and problem-solving processes of various kinds, CBI helps constituents identify, implement, and evaluate shared objectives.
Mediation
CBI’s professional mediators establish a collaborative environment, avoid escalation, and create value—leading to more efficient, wiser, and more stable results.
Stakeholder Assessment
CBI has helped define the practice of stakeholder assessment for many global, national, state, local, and inter-organizational
disputes.
Training
Through proven
one-day to one-week workshops, CBI helps government, multilateral, nonprofit, and corporate
audiences negotiate more effectively.
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