Trainings on Enhancing Negotiation Skills in the Resolution of National and International Resource Disputes, with a Focus on Water Resources
Two trainings on Enhancing Negotiation Skills in the Resolution of National and International Resource Dispute were organized by PCCP in October 2008 at UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education in Delft, The Netherlands (3-day training), and in the premises of the WWAP Secretariat in Perugia, Italy (4-day training).
The first one, an advanced High Level Training Seminar in Enhancing Negotiation Skills in the Resolution of National and International Resource Disputes, with a Focus on Water Resources gathered 10 high-level international civil servants with different professional background. The second one, an advanced training for trainers in cooperation building skills relating to the use of water resources in the Middle East, gathered 12 participants from the Middles-East with such different professional backgrounds as those of civil servant, hydraulic engineer, biologist, lawyer and diplomat.
Both courses provided new and additional insights into the art of cooperation and trust building related to the use of shared water resources. It was also a forum where participants exchanged their respective skills while enhancing their comparative advantages and experiences.
The objectives of the courses were:
- To stimulate the participants to enhance their own, individual, facilitation and negotiation skills, and
- To improve the individual participant and his/her institution’s ability to reach sustainable solutions while dealing with complex issues related to natural resources management, in general and, freshwater resources more specifically.
The methodology of the courses was based on theoretical lessons complemented by practical exercises. The students therefore focused on some specific issues and had the chance to express their own ideas and proposals, and to share knowledge and expertise acquired in their own country or context of work.
Course Material
Various training material were used:
- A training manual
- A sourcebook
The sourcebook’s outline is available below in PDF format. For the full version please contact us.
Read the sourcebook’s outline (20 KB)
