Deadline: 18 October 2017
The Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) is seeking applications for its course on “Competing Claims Land, Water and Other (Agricultural) Resources”. The course starts from 26 February 2018 until Fri 9 March 2018 in the Netherlands.
Competition over land and natural resources is increasingly overstretching the multi-functionality of landscapes, whether it is at local or at global level.
Course Objectives
The overall aim of the course is to contribute to sustainable resources management by building capacity to manage conflicts over natural resources. Upon completion will be able to:
- contextualise and apply analytical frameworks and methodologies to better understand competing claims on natural resources;
- examine different conflict management approaches and apply them to case studies;
- practice a broad range of skills to manage conflict and facilitate informed negotiation processes;
- review governance arrangements that could hamper or foster negotiated outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
- This course is aimed at resource managers, policy-makers, scientists, practitioners, private sector or civil society representatives and mid-career professionals who work in the field of natural resources management.
- Candidates should meet the following requirements: relevant tertiary education, at least five years of working experience in the NRM sector.
- Proficiency in English is required.
How to Apply
Applications can be accessed online through the website. Applicants must first have to create an account on the website and register themselves for the course.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cuba, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Zimbabwe.
For more information, please visit Competing Claims Land, Water and Other Resources.