Case Studies

Facilitating Humanitarian Planning for Yemen

In partnership with the UN Country Team, the World Bank, and the European Union, CBI facilitated a meeting of over 100 international and Yemeni leaders and practitioners focused on humanitarian relief.

Building Tanzania's Government's Capacity to Negotiate Major Contracts

CBI helped train Tanzanian government officials to negotiate with multinational energy companies.

Through the UONGOZI Institute, a national leadership development center, the Tanzanian government requests that CBI provide a highly-tailored, intensive training program on negotiating major oil, gas, and infrastructure contracts, designed for senior staff from key ministries.

Beyond NIMBY: Exploring Stakeholder Landscape Values and Wind Energy Development

CBI assisted Macalester College to design and lead intensive stakeholder workshops across the country to better understand opposition to wind energy.

New England Communities Engage on Climate Risk

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Science Impact Collaborative and the National Estuarine Research Reserve System partnered with CBI on a two-year action research project to explore the potential of “serious games” to raise awareness about climate change adaptation.

Helping WWF Drive Conservation Impact Through Collaboration

CBI has supported the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) with strategic planning and designing dialogues to develop responsible production standards.

Assessing and Facilitating a Governance Structure Redesign for PJM Interconnection

CBI and Raab Associates, Ltd. facilitated a stakeholder process to transform the governance of PJM Interconnection, the largest regional electricity transmission organization in the U.S.

Creating Effective International Development Partnerships with the United Nations

CBI develops a long-term partnership with several levels of the United Nations Development Group's leadership, providing facilitation, assessment, training, and capacity building.

Building the Political Acumen of United Nations Resident Coordinators

CBI helped the United Nations Development Group build the "political acumen" of United Nations field leaders.

Addressing Climate Change Risks in Ghana and Vietnam

CBI, along with the World Resources Institute, facilitated workshops in Ghana and Vietnam and designed role-plays to help participants consider risks associated with climate change.

Assessing Corporate-Community Conflict over a Hydropower Project in India

CBI conducted a stakeholder assessment around the construction of a hydropower project in northern India, with the aim of pinpointing and resolving conflicts between the energy company and the local community.

Facilitating the Work of the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Policy Council

Retained by the Ex-Offender Re-Entry Policy Council (RPC), CBI facilitated the work of the Council's Health and Housing Advisory Group.

Resolving Conflicts between the Israeli Government and Bedouin Stakeholders

CBI assembled a multi-cultural team of Jewish and Arab-Israeli mediators and planners to address issues surrounding land use by the Israeli government and the Israeli Beduoin community in the Negev region.