[IntLawProfessors] INVITATION: Symposium on harnessing natural resources for peacebuilding

[Carl Bruch]

Apologies for cross-posting...

 

 
Dear friends and colleagues,

ELI and the Global Infrastructure Fund (GIF) Research Foundation Japan,
in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars, are hosting an all-day international symposium on Harnessing
natural resources for peacebuilding: Lessons from U.S. and Japanese
assistance from 9:00 to 5:00 on July 20, 2011 at the Wilson Center. As
many of you already know, ELI has been coordinating a global project
with UNEP and other partners on post-conflict peacebuilding through
natural resource management.  This symposium is part of a companion
project that focuses on U.S. and Japanese peacebuilding experiences
through bilateral assistance. 

 

The U.S. and Japan are two of the largest sources of bilateral
assistance to countries seeking to rebuild after conflict. Decades of
experience illustrates the need for more effective approaches to
post-conflict peacebuilding and diplomacy. Natural resource management
offers as-yet underutilized approaches for improving peacebuilding.

            
The symposium celebrates the development of a book entitled Harnessing
Natural Resources for Peacebuilding: Lessons from U.S. and Japanese
Assistance. Drawing upon analyses by U.S. and Japanese researchers and
practitioners of projects from Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines,
Timor-Leste, and elsewhere, the book identifies lessons and
opportunities for how natural resource management programs can
strengthen U.S. and Japanese peacebuilding initiatives. 

RSVP: e-mail hopkin at eli.org by July 15.  There is no charge to attend
and lunch will be provided as part of the event. Reservations will be
accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.

 

Warm regards,

Carl

 
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Carl Bruch
Senior Attorney
Co-Director, International Programs
Environmental Law Institute
2000 L Street NW, Suite 620
Washington, DC  20036
Tel: (202) 939-3879
Fax:  (202) 939-3868
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