Course details
€250
Prof. P. van der Zaag, PhD, MSc
UNESCO-IHE in Delft and the Clingendael Institute (http://www.clingendael.nl) in The Hague
01 March 2010
19 March 2010
3 weeks
5
01 February 2010
01 September 2009
01 November 2009
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Negotiation and Mediation for Water Conflict Management II
Brief description
The Negotiation and Mediation for Water Conflict Management II is an advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution techniques course applied on water issues. This short course is initiated, developed and jointly offered with UNESCO’s programme ‘From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential (PCCP)’ and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education. The course offers a recap of basic concepts in, and introduces advanced processes related to, conflict resolution and cooperation building. It provides in-depth skills training. Cases of transboundary water conflicts are discussed with invited speakers in the field of water governance and conflict resolution.
Learning objectives
Upon conclusion of this short course, the participants will: have a good understanding about the potential for conflict and for cooperation when sharing water resources;be able to design and facilitate inclusive negotiation, mediation, consensus building, public participation and other decision-making processes between various water users, water managers, politicians and other decision makers.
Target group
This short course is designed for current and future water managers, decision-makers and others involved in Integrated Water Resources Management. Participants need to have a bachelor degree in a relevant subject (i.e. economics, social sciences, law, engineering, biology) and preferably several years of relevant working experience. Basic knowledge of negotiation techniques is an asset.
Partners
- UNESCO-PCCP
- Clingendael Institute
Additional information
This short course will recap the basic concepts of negotiation. It will also introduce advanced processes that can be used in the prevention, the anticipation or the resolution of conflicts in a transboundary water setting. It will focus on concepts that can be used in the management of multi-party decision making processes The role of the negotiator, the facilitator, the mediator, and the qualities and responsibilities of such players will be highlighted.
The short course will include the following components:
- Recap of the negotiation process
- Cases of Water Negotiations
- Mediation theory and practice
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Roles of culture and power
- Implementation of agreements
- Fieldtrip to Peace Palace and the International Court of Justice
- Case studies of major water and environmental disputes
- Simulation of a local and/or regional conflict
- Consensus building processes applied in national and international settings
- Public participation processes applied in national and international settings
The course provides a good mix of theory and practice, with sufficient attention on skills training. Lectures are combined with exercises, simulation games and an excursion. The assignment consists of writing a research paper on a suitable topic.
Lecturers
- UNESCO-PCCP: Ms. Léna Salamé (Course Coordinator)
- UNESCO-IHE: Prof. Joyeeta Gupta, Prof. Pieter van der Zaag
- The Israel Center for Mediation: Ms Yona Shamir
- US Army Corps of Engineers: Dr Jerome Delli Priscolli
- Oregon State University: Prof Aaron Wolf
- GEYSER Association: Mr Philippe Barret
- UN Water: Johan Kuylenstierna