GLOBAL MAJORITY AND THE UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE TO LAUNCH SEMINAR ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PEACE-BUILDING IN COSTA RICA:
Date: Tuesday, May 06 @ 17:20:21 EDT
Topic: General Topics
America Session 2008." As Global Majority Executive Director, Cameron
Hunter, describes, "The threat of global climate change and degradation
of natural resources has spawned a new set of environmental conflicts.
Increasingly, this competition for dwindling natural resources
necessitates that decision-makers be equipped with the tools to resolve
these types of conflicts. This is what we aim to do in our upcoming
Latin America training seminar."
Global Majority's seminar will introduce participants to the
fundamentals and practice of negotiation and mediation and specifically
address environmental issues affecting conflict. Specific topics
presented during the seminar include Costa Rica's unique conservation
and development history; environmental cooperation and conservation
strategies; background to various conflicts in Latin America; cultural
and gender aspects of conflict resolution; and civil society's role in
mitigating and resolving conflict.
The training course will be held in Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica May 26 –
June 6, 2008. For two weeks, students and participants will attend
lectures by an impressive slate of accomplished professors, speakers,
and trainers from around the world that specialize in nonviolent
conflict resolution and environmental peacemaking. Included in this
list of trainers is retired Chilean Judge Juan Guzman, who is widely
known for his instrumental role in the prosecution of Augusto Pinochet.
Additionally, the University for Peace will grant four units of
graduate or upper level undergraduate credit and/or a graduate
certificate for students' participation in this program. Global
Majority is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Monterey,
California, with an International Advisory Board – a leadership body
comprised of 30 members from 25 countries – and is dedicated to
promoting nonviolent conflict resolution through education, training
and advocacy.
For more information on this event, visit www.globalmajority.org –
International Seminars, or contact Nathan Voegeli, International
Programs Coordinator at (831) 372-5518, or email
seminar@globalmajority.net
SOURCE:
Global Majority
CONTACT:
Cameron Hunter / Nathan Voegeli
EMAIL: cameron@globalmajority.net
nathan@globalmajority.net
PHONE: +1.831.372.5518
WEB SITE:
http://www.globalmajority.org
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