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![Designing and Piloting a Global Grievance Mechanism for the United Nations Development Program]()
Designing and Piloting a Global Grievance Mechanism for the United Nations Development Program
January 23, 2013
CBI helps design a global grievance mechanism for people or groups who may be adversely affected by UN Development Program-supported projects and programs.
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![Improving Development Outcomes by Including Women in Community Dialogues]()
Improving Development Outcomes by Including Women in Community Dialogues
January 23, 2013
Including women in community dialogues can be critical to improving human development outcomes.
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![Dealing with an Angrier Public, Part II]()
Dealing with an Angrier Public, Part II
January 10, 2013
In 1996, CBI published the book Dealing with an Angry Public, which put forward six principles and related tools and techniques that have helped governments and corporations win back the public’s trust in thousands of cases since then. Yet, public trust in U.S. institutions is lower than it has ever been.
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![What Have We Learned About Climate Change Adaptation?]()
What Have We Learned About Climate Change Adaptation?
December 20, 2012
How can communities manage the risks associated with climate change and adapt appropriately? In this article, CBI outlines recommendations based on current knowledge of this issue.
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![Corporate and Community Engagement in the Niger Delta: Lessons Learned from Chevron Nigeria Limited’s GMOU Process]()
Corporate and Community Engagement in the Niger Delta: Lessons Learned from Chevron Nigeria Limited’s GMOU Process
November 27, 2012
CBI practitioners reflect on lessons learned from a community engagement process between Chevron and hundreds of communities impacted by its onshore operations in the Niger Delta.
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![Mid-Stream Lessons on Facilitating Collaborative Learning Groups]()
Mid-Stream Lessons on Facilitating Collaborative Learning Groups
September 19, 2012
Ferguson shares thoughts on a few of the common challenges that arise when working collaboratively with large groups on complex subjects over several years, how CBI deals with them, and what CBI has learned in the process.
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![Knowing When Not to Push for Broad Stakeholder Consensus: The Alaskan Way Viaduct Story]()
Knowing When Not to Push for Broad Stakeholder Consensus: The Alaskan Way Viaduct Story
July 25, 2012
Using the example of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct, Brooks and McCreary demonstrate how pushing for unanimous consensus could also move parties to more extreme positions.
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![Water Diplomacy]()
Water Diplomacy
December 20, 2025
Water Diplomacy offers a new approach to managing a resource that may determine the wealth, welfare, and stability of many countries in the 21st century - water. Susskind and Islam offer a framework that blends science, policy, and politics to manage water networks.
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![The Death of Consensus?]()
The Death of Consensus?
July 10, 2012
Reflections on the past, present, and promise of consensus building.
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![CBI and Partners Catalyze New US-Pakistan Relationships and Initiatives]()
CBI and Partners Catalyze New US-Pakistan Relationships and Initiatives
July 2, 2012
CBI and partners convene leaders from Pakistani and American media and arts to explore challenges and opportunities for collaboration, as well as relationship- and partnership-builiding.
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![Facilitating a Global Partnership to Sustain the World’s Great Rivers]()
Facilitating a Global Partnership to Sustain the World’s Great Rivers
June 29, 2012
CBI facilitates a global process to help deepen and expand the impact of integrated river basin management.
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![Building Consensus around U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Implementation]()
Building Consensus around U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Implementation
June 27, 2012
CBI facilitates the formation of a multi-stakeholder governance group for the implementation of the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
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