Over the past month GIA working groups have been sharing results through virtual discussions:
Case studies of indigenous resistance strategies to roads and dams in Colombia and Bolivia:
Strategies for collaboration among NGOs, grassroots organizations and academia;
Communication strategies for social mobilization and political impact.
Our upcoming workshop will bring these threads together by discussing how to combine strategies and build new collaborations across regions. Please plan to participate in 3 interactive sessions on the afternoons of May 24, 25 and 27.
Workshop Overview
This workshop will bring together NGO, grassroot, academic and government GIA partners from the 4 GIA focal mosaics in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. Afternoon sessions on Monday and Tuesday will present and discuss findings and recommendations from GIA Working Groups on key infrastructure governance strategies. Thursday afternoon will be an opportunity to reflect on the relevance of this Community of Practice and Learning and discuss next steps.
The event will consist of panels, breakout groups and open discussions, and will be held in Spanish and Portuguese with simultaneous translation. Results will contribute to a final synthesis of GIA findings and recommendations, as well as planning for future collaborative activities. Key themes and topics are listed below.
Guiding Questions
- What strategies have been effective, and why?
- How have internal and external factors affected the effectiveness of strategies to promote infrastructure governance, and why?
- How has the combination of strategies created synergies and promoted effectiveness, and why?
- How can knowledge generation and communication effectively contribute to infrastructure governance?
- How can different organizations most effectively collaborate, recognizing sectoral and cultural differences?
- How can GIA participants and others incorporate these findings and learning into improved conservation strategies for future work?
Brief Agenda
Monday, May 24 (2-5:30 pm EST):
Integrating knowledge and communications for political impact
Panel 1: Integration of communication into broader strategies for political impact
Panel 2: Knowledge management: applied research to strengthen communities’ participation in infrastructure governance
Discussion: Participants’ experiences and application
Tuesday, May 25 (2-5:30 pm EST):
Building synergies among strategies and organizations
Panel 3: Legal and policy approaches to strengthen communities’ participation in infrastructure governance
Panel 4: Opportunities for collaboration and synergy among grassroots, NGOs, academia and government
Discussion: Combining strategies for greater impact
Thursday, May 27 (2-5 pm EST):
Celebrating our Community of Practice and Learning: reflections and next steps
Including a Live Concert with Jacaré Brasil!!!
