Archive for 'Training' Category

International Association for Environmental Impact Assessment, Australia (1988)

Drs. Gamman and McCreary lead three training courses on effective environmental negotiation in both Brisbane and Canberra in Australia. The first, convened in conjunction with the International Association for Environmental Impact Assessment, an international association of planners, architects, and scientists active in all facets of environmental planning, was primarily targeted at governmental officials, NGO leaders, [...]

Environmental Negotiation Training in Bulgaria/Hungary

In close collaboration with Partners for Democratic Change, CONCUR designed and a series of training courses on environmental negotiation in Nosvaj, Hungary, Bourgas, Bulgaria and Haskovo, Bulgaria. The courses were designed to introduce senior government officials and NGO leaders in these newly democratic countries to alternative styles of mediation, to demonstrate how to create credible [...]

Caribbean Institute for Resource Management (1987)

In addition to his work in St. Kitts-Nevis, Dr. Gamman was also hired by the Caribbean Institute for Resource Management, U.S. Virgin Islands, to provide support for university faculty members throughout the Caribbean region, to show them how to incorporate negotiation and environmental dispute resolution cases into existing curricula for natural resource management courses. This [...]

Center for Environmental Leadership (1988)

Dr. Gamman consulted with the Coolidge Center for Environmental Leadership in Cambridge, MA to develop and present a comprehensive workshop curriculum. This workshop integrated environmental management and dispute resolution for officials from developing countries. Participants included senior government officials from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Environmental Dispute Resolution in the UK (1992)

Under the auspices of the London-based Centre for Environmental Dispute Resolution (CEDR), a leading international provider of training in mediation and communication techniques, CONCUR designed and led the first-ever training course on Environmental Dispute Resolution in the United Kingdom in 1992. Participants included barristers, solicitors, and senior officials from the public and private sector. Represented [...]

EPAT Program Development and Strategic Planning, Winrock International, Arlington, Virginia (1992)

CONCUR Principals Scott McCreary and John Gamman served as facilitators and environmental policy analysts in initiating the Environmental Policy and Training Project (EPAT), funded by USAID to provide capacity building services in developing countries.