Archive for 'International Projects' Category

CONCUR Advises on Emerging Efforts in Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

The field of Coastal Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) has gained increased attention, and CONCUR is active in this work, drawing from its long experience in coastal management and marine policy. In September and October, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary served as a commentator and advisor on CMSP efforts in Oregon and Japan. Wave Energy In Oregon [...]

Strengthening Fisheries Management: CONCUR Conducts Performance Review of International Pacific Halibut Commission (2012)

CONCUR was jointly chosen by the United States Department of State and the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans to examine recent performance of the International Pacific Halibut Commission relative to achievement of the goals set out in the body’s founding Treaty. Authorized by the 1923 “Convention for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of [...]

Consultation on Applying Joint Fact-Finding Approaches in Japan (March 2012)

Scott McCreary conferred with Professor Kenji Baba of Tokyo University on the application of joint fact-finding methods as they might apply to energy siting issues in Japan. Dr. Baba is part of a team funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (Japanese equivalent of NSF) to pursue the institutionalization of joint fact-finding approaches to [...]

Customized Training for Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions (June 2011)

CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary and Senior Associate Bennett Brooks designed and led a training course in Mutual Gains Bargaining for the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions, a 16-member consortium devoted to the dual goals of protecting ocean ecosystems and ensuring a long-term seafood supply. The focus of the training was to impart and practice skills [...]

UN CEO Water Mandate Initiative (March 2008)

CONCUR Senior Associate Bennett Brooks facilitated the inaugural meeting of the CEO Water Mandate, a United Nations-sponsored initiative that brings together business leaders and the broader international community with a focus on improving strategies and efforts to address the emerging global water crisis. The initiative focuses on six main topic areas: direct operations; supply chain [...]

Presentation at the 2007 Comparative Public Conflict Resolution conference in Asia

In November 2007, Scott McCreary was one of two US contributors to an international workshop in Seoul, Korea entitled “Comparative Public Conflict Resolution: Development of public policy consensus building in theory and practice in Asia“.  Scott presented his paper “Reflecting on Experiences of Introducing Western Dispute Resolution Techniques: Trial Innovation and Adaptive Learning“. The convenor [...]

Strategic Advice/Stakeholder Assessment on Proposed Alcoa Aluminum Smelter for Trinidad and Tobago Environmental Management Agency (2006)

CONCUR was a member of a team retained to provide advice to the Trinidad and Tobago Environmental Management Authority (EMA) on the review of a major aluminum smelter proposal. Alcoa applied to the EMA for a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) to build an aluminum smelter and associated facilities. The proposed smelter would be located [...]

Training and Coaching for Philippines-Based NGOs (2004)

CONCUR provided training and coaching for two separate teams of Philippines-based NGOs, one from Co-Train and one from the other from Tanggol Kalikasan/Haribon Foundation. The sessions focused on the potential use and application of ADR techniques to environmental disputes in the Philippines. Both workshops took place at CONCUR’s Berkeley offices, and emphasized the integration of [...]

Okavango Watershed and Basin “Sharing Water” Project in Southern Africa (2004)

CONCUR served as facilitator and trainer for this US-AID funded initiative, lead by the Berkeley-based Natural Heritage Institute, aimed at strengthening the information base to support transboundary natural resource planning for the Okavango-Kubango River system. With a watershed rising in Angola, the Okavango flows through Namibia and terminates in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Other [...]

Strategic Planning and Organizational Capacity-Building for Federal Agency Partners in the Pacific Islands (2003-2004)

CONCUR provided strategic planning and facilitation services to assist key governmental agencies to form a stronger partnership in the vast Pacific Islands Region. In the spring of 2003, the Pacific Islands Region was established as an autonomous region within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The establishment of the new region created a strong [...]