Sample Case Studies

• • Energy

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

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

  September 18, 2026

  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.

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• • Global Development & Peacebuilding

  Building the Political Acumen of United Nations Resident Coordinators

  September 18, 2026

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

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• • Water Resources

  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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• • Water Resources

  California Passes Landmark Groundwater Management Law

  September 18, 2026

  CBI facilitated conversations among water managers in California’s Central Valley to map out central elements of a sustainable groundwater policy, laying the foundation for the state's landmark Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which passed in 2014.

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• • Water Resources

  CBI Leads Summits to Address New York State Harmful Algal Blooms

  May 15, 2018

  When Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) threatened public health and drinking water safety, CBI helped convene regional summits and create 12 action plans to address water quality in New York.

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• • Land Use & Transportation

  Changing Direction on Ohio Highway Project

  September 18, 2026

  CBI facilitated a process that led to deeper collaboration among parties in setting transportation priorities in Ohio's Eastern Corridor, and a departure from a plan to relocate State Route 32.

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Partial List of Convenors/Clients

• Duke University

• Energy Foundation

• Environmental Working Gorup

• Eversource

• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

• Fair Food Network

• Fair Trade USA

• Farm to Institution New England

• Federal Highway Administraton

• First Nations Tax Comission (FNTC)

• Ford Foundation

• Forum 280

• Forum for Inclusive Nigerian Development

• Future 500

• Genentech, Inc.

• Getty Trust