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Facilitations
and Skills-Building Workshops
Conducted by Dr. Aaron Wolf
Training Session: "Water Conflict Management & Transformation."
US Bureau of Reclamation: Workshop on Institutional Solutions for
Water Resource Conflicts: A Forum for Reclamation Managers. Salt
Lake City, UT, 26 September 2007.
Co-facilitation (with Dr. Vitoon Viriyasakultorn and Doug Sarno):
"Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Mekong River Basin." USAID
and the Mekong River Commission. Vientiane, Lao PDR (for MRC
Secretariat) 22-23 August 2007.
Workshop (co-facilitated): Abu Dhabi Group for Himalayan
Dialogue. The World Bank. Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 July 2007.
Co-facilitation (with Dr. Vitoon Viriyasakultorn and Doug Sarno):
"Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Mekong River Basin." USAID
and the Mekong River Commission. Vientiane, Lao PDR (for MRC
Secretariat) 30-31 May 2007.
Co-facilitation (with Dr. Vitoon Viriyasakultorn): "Addressing
Differences and Disputes: Mekong River Commission Secretariat
Brainstorming Meeting." Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 February 2007.
Skill-Building Workshop (designed and taught): "Sharing Water,
Sharing Benefits: Managing and Transforming Water Disputes."
Tufts University (students and faculty). Boston, Mass., 8 December
2006.
Skills-Building Workshop (co-taught): "Promoting Regional
Cooperation in the Mekong River Basin." USAID and the Mekong
River Commission. Vientiane, Lao PDR (for MRC Secretariat) 3 June
2006 and Udon Thani, Thailand (for delegations from four member
countries) 5-6 June 2006.
Facilitation: "UNESCO IHP Brainstorming Meeting: From Potential
Conflict to Cooperation Potential (PCCP) in South and Southeast
Asia." Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand 21 April
2006.
Practicum (designed and taught): "Water Conflicts and Spiritual
Transformation: Lessons for the Mediator." The Dialog Group (of
Arab and Israeli facilitators/mediators), Haifa, Israel, 17 June 2005.
Workshop (co-planned and co-directed): "Water Conflicts and
Spiritual Transformation: A Dialogue." Oregon State University,
Pacific Institute, International Water Academy, and the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences. Vatican City, 13-15 October 2004.
Workshop (co-planned and co-directed): "International Water
Funding Dialogue." Oregon State University, Pacific Institute, and
Universidad Nacional. Nicoya, Costa Rica, 9-11 June 2004.
Training course (co-organized and co-taught): "Mesoamerican
Workshop on the Governance of Transboundary Water Basins."
Universidad Nacional, the Pacific Institute, and the Universities
Partnership for Transboundary Waters, Nicoya, Costa Rica, 7-9 June
2004.
Practicum (designed and taught): "Practicum in Water Conflict
Resolution: Lessons from Around the World." US Bureau of
Reclamation Management Workshop, Fort Collins, Colo. 4-6
November 2003.
Training course (designed and taught): "Water Resources
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution." National Water Commission
of Mexico (for 70 watershed managers), Mexico City, Mexico, 25-29
August 2003.
Training course (co-organized and co-taught): "Stakeholder
Participation in International River Basins: Models, Successes, and
Failures." Oregon State University and the Pacific Institute, Corvallis,
OR, 14-16 April 2003.
Training course (co-taught): "International Waters: Shared Waters,
Shared Future." The World Bank Institute, Washington, DC, 24-27
February 2003.
Training course/seminar (co-organized, facilitated, co-taught):
"Transboundary Water Issues in the South Caucasus." US Agency for
International Development, Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, Pacific Institute and Oregon State University,
Tbilisi, Georgia, 6-8 November, 2002.
Training course/visioning excercise (co-taught): "The Niger Basin
Visioning Workshop." Niger Basin Authority and the World Bank
International Waters Window, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 16-20
September 2002.
Side Meeting on River Monitoring (co-facilitated): "River Monitoring
in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia." OSCE Tenth Economic Forum,
Prague, Czech Republic, 31 May 2002.
Initial planning meeting (directed/co-facilitated): "Universities
Partnership for Transboundary Waters - Development of an
Agenda." Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 13-17 May 2002.
Training course (co-taught): "International Waters: From Threats to
Opportunity." The World Bank Institute, Washington, DC, 26-28
February 2001.
Workshop (planned and co-directed): "Fire and Water: A Dialog
Between the Realms of Arms Control and Transboundary Water
Management." Oregon State University, Pacific Institute, and Sandia
National Lab. Albuquerque, New Mexico, 23-24 October 2001.
Facilitation: "Workshop on Southern African Waters." United Nations
University. Johannesburg, South Africa, 25-26 November 2000.
Workshop (planned and directed): "Transboundary Waters: The
Salween Basin." United Nations University and the International
Water Resources Association. Chiang Mai, Thailand, 13-16
September 1999.
Training course (co-taught): "Management of Transboundary Water
Resources." US Agency for International Development and Southern
Africa Development Community. Harare, Zimbabwe, 26-30 July
1999.
Facilitation: Hurricane Creek (Alabama) Stakeholders Meetings,
Birmingham, AL, April and May 1998.
Training course (co-taught): "Integrated Decision Making: Building a
Quality Community for the 21st Century." Chamber of Commerce of
West Alabama, July 1997.
Training course (co-taught): "Water Resources Dispute Resolution."
Annual Meeting of the International Association of Impact
Assessment, New Orleans, LA, May 26-27, 1997.
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Conducted by Dr. Gregg Walker
Improving Public Land Management: The Collaborative Learning Approach, USDA-Forest Service Eastern and Southern Regions [Regions 9 and 8] University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 29-31 January 2001. This was a three day course in the theory and practice of Collaborative Learning in public land management, decision making, public participation, and conflict resolution (with Steve Daniels, Director of the Western Rural Development Center, Utah State University, formerly of the Department of Forest Resources, Oregon State University).
People, Watersheds, and River Parks: A Collaborative Learning Design and Facilitation Training, College Station, Texas, June-July 2000. This project was sponsored and hosted by the Center for Public Leadership Studies, George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A & M University. Funded by the San Antonio Water System and the San Antonio River Authority, the project included two separate 2-day training programs. The first, held in June, presented an introduction to Collaborative Learning. The subsequent July training emphasized how to design and facilitate Collaborative Learning activities (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning and Landscape-level Planning Workshop: A Training Program, Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, Minnesota, May 2000. Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, this project featured a two-day introductory training program on Collaborative Learning (with Keith Blatner, Chair, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University).
Community Visioning about Food and Agriculture Policy, Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture, Greenbelt, Maryland, October 1997 to November 1999. In this project I (Walker) helped design and co-facilitate three local and one regional community visioning and action planning workshops in Traverse City MI, Steamboat Springs CO, Santa Rosa CA, and Durnago CO. The workshop process design was based on Soft Systems Methodology (SSM), Collaborative Learning (CL), and action planning. I also served as the conflict resolution consultant on the project.
Collaboration and Community-Based Watershed Management: Training and Critique, Ashton, Idaho, April 1999. This project included an assessment of the Prepared for The Henry's Fork Watershed Council and a one-day training on facilitating multi-party collaboration, sponsored by the Henry's Fork Foundation & the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (with Steve Daniels).
Public Participation, Collaborative Learning, and the South Deep Area, Colville National Forest, Colville, WA, December 1998 through April 1999. This project included a two-day "Introduction to Collaborative Learning" training for Colville National Forest staff and Colville area community leaders. The project also featured a day-long citizen workshop on the South Deep area (with Steve Daniels, and Keith Blatner and Matthew Carroll of Washington State University).
Public Participation, Planning, and the Chugach National Forest, Anchorage, AK, August 1997 to 1999. This project included both introductory and basic training programs on Collaborative Learning as a basis for public participation activities and interdisciplinary team work as part of the forest plan revision process. In addition to training, the project featured the design and facilitation of Collaborative Learning citizen workshops, and situation assessment interviews (with Steve Daniels).
Managing Conflicts and Resolving Disputes: Collaboration and the Progress Triangle, workshop presented to the Extension Annual Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 16 September 1998, (with Steve Daniels).
Facilitating Multi-Party Dialogue: An Introductory Training, sponsored by the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, the University of Arizona. This one day training was part of the CEC Upper San Pedro Initiative Public Participation Process, directed by the Udall Center. It was presented to the Southeast Arizona Society of Arbitrators and Mediators, Sierra Vista, AZ, 24 July 1998.
Collaboration and the Sierra Nevada Conservation Framework, applied seminar presented to Region 5 United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service and PSW Experiment Station, Sacramento, CA, 06 July 1998, (with Steve Daniels).
Collaboration, Citizen Involvement, and Watersheds: An Introduction to Collaborative Learning, one-day workshop presented to the Kenai Watershed Forum, Soldotna, AK, 6 April 1998. In this project (Walker), I interviewed Forum members and citizens in the community about the Kenai Watershed Forum and relevant issues. I gave a community talk on collaboration and presented a one-day training on Collaborative Learning and local watershed organizations.
Fostering Collaborative Learning Through Systems Thinking and Systems Mapping, workshop presented at the Arizona Dispute Resolution Association Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, 25 April 1998, (with Janet E. Watts, Executive Director, Mediation Services of Linn County, OR).
Convening, Participation, and Collaborating, an applied seminar presented to the Nature Conservancy-Arizona Chapter, Tucson, AZ, 30 April 1998.
Environmental Policy, Learning-Based Public Participation, and Good Science, presentation for the Kansas Special Commission on Water Quality Standards, Olathe, KS, 29 March 1998.
Collaborative Learning, Citizen Involvement, and Forest Policy: A Facilitator Training, sponsored by the Great Lakes Forestry Alliance and Wisconsin Rural Partners, Inc., 18-20 February, 1998. This project consisted of an introductory workshop, "Natural Resource Land Use Conflict Resolution: Opportunities for Communities," for community leaders. That workshop was followed by "Collaborative Learning, Involved Citizens, Natural Resource Dependent Communities, and Forest Policy," an advanced facilitator training program connected to the January 1997 workshop on "public participation and land use conflict resolution." The project also involved facilitation of Collaborative Learning citizen workshops related to forest plan revision (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Stewardship, Planning, and Public Participation: The Collaborative Learning Approach, sponsored by Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, and Malheur National Forests, Baker City, OR, 16 and 17 December 1997. This project consisted of a two-day training on Collaborative Learning and assessing situations for their collaborative potential. Situations addressed include multi-forest collaboration in the forest plan revision process, public participation alternatives, and multi-forest cooperation and the project and data analysis level (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning and Marys Peak Recreation Planning, Siuslaw National Forest, Corvallis, OR, September 1997-January 1998. This project included training senior staff, and designing and facilitating community meetings (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning, Collaborative Stewardship, and Public Affairs, Region 4 of the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, Park City, UT, May, 1997. This was a one day training program and plenary presentation at the national meeting of public affairs officers (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning: Conflict Management and Systems Thinking in Natural Resource Decision Making, workshop presented in conjunction with the Third Annual Conference on Presidential Rhetoric, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, 28 February 1997, (with Steve Daniels).
Public Participation and Forest Land Use Conflict Resolution: A Collaborative Learning Workshop, sponsored by the Lake States Forestry Alliance and The Johnson Foundation, Racine, WI, January, 1997. This project featured a three day workshop on collaborative learning systems and conflict management strategies and techniques for natural resources leaders from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning in Landscape Analysis, Decision Making, and Public Involvement, Petersburg Ranger District, Stikine Area, Tongass National Forest, Petersburg, AK, October, 1996. This project included two days of interviewing ctizens and Forest Service employees, a four-day training for Forest Service personnel, a community presentation, and designing and facilitating a public meeting (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning and Public Participation in Forest Management Decisions, Clearwater, Nez Perce, and Panhandle National Forests, northern Idaho, April-May, 1996. This project included an initial workshop for senior staff of the three north Idaho National Forests and a follow-up workshop on systems thinking and forest planning (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning in Landscape Analysis, Planning, and Public Involvement, Bighorn National Forest, Buffalo Ranger District, Buffalo, WY, November, 1995. This project involved training senior staff, and designing and facilitating a community meeting (with Steve Daniels).
Systems Thinking and Watershed Analysis, Salem District of the Bureau of Land Management, September-October, 1995. This project included training senior staff and facilitating a watershed analysis team's synthesis work (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning and Fire Recovery Planning, Wenatchee National Forest, Wenatchee, WA, Fall 1994-Winter 1995. This project included training Wenatchee National Forest staff members in the Collaborative Learning planning and decision making method (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning and the Cispus Adaptive Management Area (AMA), Randle Ranger District, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Randle, WA, Winter 1995. This project involved the design of a Collaborative Learning strategy for AMA planning and public involvement. It included training Randle Ranger District and Packwood Ranger District personnel in the Collaborative Learning planning and decision making method (with Steve Daniels).
Collaborative Learning and the Oregon Dunes, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Siuslaw National Forest, Reedsport, OR, Summer 1993. This project included the design and facilitation of a series of citizen workshops concerning the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area management plan (with Steve Daniels).
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Conducted by Dr. Todd Jarvis
UNESCO “Train the Trainer” Shared Waters Training Manual Course Amman, Jordan Dates: 20-25 November, 2011 Twelve water professionals from Jordan, Iraq, and Palestine participated in the second offering of training in shared waters management using the Shared Waters training manual.
UNESCO “Train the Trainer” Shared Waters Training Manual Course Perugia, Italy, Dates: 20-25 September, 2010 This was the first training in using the Shared Waters training manual was conducted for 10 water professionals from African countries.
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