CDR Associates International & Intercultural Dispute Resolution Systems

Transportation Sector International & Intercultural Experience

Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Environmental Impact Management Agency - Assisted in the design of a national conflict resolution system and trained a national cadre of intermediaries to resolve environmental and water pollution disputes.

Tri-National Dispute Resolution System Design - North American Free Trade Agreement. Facilitated the design and implementation of a new dispute resolution process for the produce industries of Canada, Mexico and the United States.

United Nations. Designed and delivered a model Dispute Systems Design and Governance Programme to prepare African leaders from government and civil society to develop integrated dispute resolution systems to address and resolve a wide range of public conflicts.

Bulgaria Multi-Cultural Cooperation Initiative. Assisted in the design and development of a national system of Multi-Cultural Cooperation Commissions in multiple cities to address issues and resolve disputes between ethnic Bulgarians, Turks and Romany (Gypsies).

Organization of American States, PROPAZ Program. Consulted on the design of an inter-sectoral conflict resolution initiative and system to address issues of refugee return, re-integration, and land distribution related to the implementation of peace accords that ended the 36-year civil war.

South African National Peace Accord Structures. Consulted on the design and implementation of a national system to address political conflict related to the end of Apartheid, and trained a national cadre of intermediaries to manage and resolve multi-party political and racial disputes.

Republic of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Justice - Consulted on the design and implementation of a 250-panel national mediation program, and trained trainers who prepared 2000 leaders to serve as mediators. Republic of Haiti, Ministry of Justice, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations - Developed a model mediation system and trained intermediaries to serve in a court-based pilot project at the province level.