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  • Reflections on Injustice, Consensus Building, and CBI

    June 25, 2020

    It is rare that we begin CBI Reports with a statement. Since our last newsletter, COVID-19 has underscored the persistence of deep inequities in our health and economic system. Recent killings of Black Americans by police and civilians have sparked a national movement to transform the criminal justice system and root out structural racism in our society. We are not neutral on these issues.

  • Engaging Local Stakeholders in the Climate Investment Funds

    Engaging Local Stakeholders in the Climate Investment Funds

    June 25, 2020

    For more than 20 years, CBI has been working with multilateral development banks and local stakeholders to address concerns about the impacts of development projects. A recent evaluation of local stakeholder engagement in the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) – a global partnership to help developing countries address climate change – has revealed some new insights. Read Managing Director David Fairman’s account of the challenges he has observed in effective stakeholder engagement and key lessons from the CIF’s experience.

  • Making Coastal Adaptation Personal

    Making Coastal Adaptation Personal

    June 25, 2020

    As communities across the U.S. and the globe grapple with how to adapt to the looming climate crisis, CBI Senior Mediator Bennett Brooks' recent work with a small community just north of New York City suggests an approach that may hold promise: translating risk into the simplest and most personal terms and creating a safe space for neighbors to begin talking with one another about promising adaptation strategies.

  • A Time to Follow

    June 25, 2020

    After nearly 20 years, Patrick Field is stepping down as Managing Director at CBI and passing the torch to Stacie Nicole Smith. Pat reflects on his time leading the organization and why he decided to make this transition and continue his work as a Senior Mediator at CBI.

  • Leading CBI: Looking Back and Ahead

    June 25, 2020

    As Stacie Nicole Smith stepped into her role as Managing Director at CBI, she took some time to think about what drew her to consensus building two decades ago, landmark developments in the field over the years, and what this era is demanding of practitioners – and CBI.

  • Back to the Future

    June 25, 2020

    Colin Rule, recently appointed chair of CBI’s Board of Directors, speaks to the unprecedented challenges that have surfaced in our society in recent years and the importance of consensus building to finding a path forward.

  • Summer 2020: CBI in Action

    June 25, 2020

    A snapshot of ongoing and recent work.

  • CBI Presents Evaluation of Local Stakeholder Engagement in Climate Investment Funds

    CBI Presents Evaluation of Local Stakeholder Engagement in Climate Investment Funds

    May 14, 2020

    The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Stakeholder Advisory Network on Climate Finance (SAN), and CBI held a webinar on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, presenting on the findings of a recently published independent study “Local Stakeholder Engagement in Climate Investment Funds: Evaluation Report.”

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  • Dr. Susskind Interviewed in Latest Edition of Leaf Litter

    March 30, 2020

    Dr. Larry Susskind, CBI's founder and Chief Knowledge Officer, was featured in an Expert Q&A in "Leaf Litter," a quarterly publication by Biohabitats. In the latest edition, dedicated to the topic of environmental conflict resolution, Dr. Susskind shared insight from his nearly five decades of conflict resolution experience.

  • Collaborating Virtually in the Face of COVID-19

    March 18, 2020

    A message from CBI's Managing Directors about continuing the important work of collaboration in the face of COVID-19.

  • Public Participation in the Throes of Coronavirus

    Public Participation in the Throes of Coronavirus

    March 18, 2020

    CBI Latin America Director David Plumb reflects on the unique challenges posed by convening while social distancing in the wake of Coronavirus.

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