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CBI Board Member Professor Bill Moomaw interviewed on NPR’s On Point
August 11, 2021
NPR's On Point spoke with CBI Board Member William Moomaw about the U.N.'s International Panel on Climate Change's latest report.
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CBI Co-Convened Roundtable on Responding to the Risks of COVID Debt Distress
August 11, 2021
An expert group co-convened by CBI calls for immediate action to reduce the risk of a developing country debt crisis triggered by COVID.
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The Future of Meetings
April 28, 2021
What will meetings look like as we emerge from our socially distanced isolation? CBI has learned a lot about virtual meetings in the last year that will have lasting impacts on our work. In this article, CBI Senior Mediator Patrick Field shares insights and predictions for how the pandemic has shaped the future of meetings.
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![Maine Won’t Wait: Lessons on Collaborative Leadership from Maine’s Climate Council]()
Maine Won’t Wait: Lessons on Collaborative Leadership from Maine’s Climate Council
April 28, 2021
Maine announced its Climate Action Plan - "Maine Won’t Wait" - in December 2020, following an ambitious, multi-stakeholder process led by the Maine Climate Council. CBI Senior Mediator David Plumb sat down (virtually) with his colleague Peter Woodrow and colleagues at the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to reflect on lessons learned from the facilitation of the 16-month process.
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![From Us and Them to Positive Sum: Transforming Identity Politics into Collaborative Problem Solving]()
From Us and Them to Positive Sum: Transforming Identity Politics into Collaborative Problem Solving
April 28, 2021
In the midst of threats to democracy, entrenched polarization, and longstanding power imbalances, how can consensus builders use our experience to help Americans find wiser, fairer, and more durable responses to public problems? In this article, CBI Managing Directors David Fairman and Stacie Smith share possible paths forward to collaborative problem solving.
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Spring 2021: CBI in Action
April 28, 2021
A snapshot of ongoing and recent work.
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Spring 2021: Staff Updates
April 28, 2021
CBI is pleased to welcome Cameron Hager and Zoe Miller as Project Support, Operations, and Logistics Coordinators.
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![CBI Engages Switzer Fellows on Breakthrough Collaboration]()
CBI Engages Switzer Fellows on Breakthrough Collaboration
March 26, 2021
On March 19, 2021, CBI hosted a virtual engagement for Switzer Network Fellows exploring "Breakthrough Collaboration on Environmental Problems."
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![Building Water Collaboration by Helping Water Managers Engage Productively]()
Building Water Collaboration by Helping Water Managers Engage Productively
March 17, 2021
CBI developed an assessment, first-ever strategic plan, and governance policy to help the Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District in Colorado clarify and create a lasting vision for its role in the Yampa River.
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![Guiding Chile’s Salmon Farmers toward More Sustainable Community Relations]()
Guiding Chile’s Salmon Farmers toward More Sustainable Community Relations
March 17, 2021
CBI works with Chilean farmed salmon companies and communities to improve the industry’s social performance.
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![Marsh and Cliff: Piermont, New York, Takes on Climate Change’s Flood Risk]()
Marsh and Cliff: Piermont, New York, Takes on Climate Change’s Flood Risk
March 17, 2021
CBI pilots innovative methods to help residents of one coastal community understand and begin adapting to the complex and emotionally fraught issue of long-term flood risk.
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![Long Island Solar Roadmap Released, Facilitated by CBI’s Catherine Morris]()
Long Island Solar Roadmap Released, Facilitated by CBI’s Catherine Morris
March 11, 2021
CBI Senior Mediator Catherine Morris worked with the Long Island Solar Roadmap leadership team - The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, and Michigan Technological University - to ensure the Roadmap reflects input from a diverse consortium representing state, local, and county governments; the solar industry; farmers; environmental and community organizations; the electric utility; businesses; and academic institutions.
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