USAID Workshop on
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June 6-7, 2000 Purpose: To assist USAID... Develop an analytical framework for identifying the potential for conflict; Establish the policy, criteria, approaches, and prioritization for responding to conflict and the potential for mitigation of conflict; and Determine the Agency's role and capacity to preemptively address the root causes for conflict and the relationship of our assistance activities to the likelihood of conflict. AGENDA Overview June 6, 2000 Keynote address Concepts in Terminology & Analytical Frameworks in Comparative Perspective Luncheon Address Case Studies June 7, 2000 Democracy & Governance: Justice and Security Economic Growth & Conflict Natural Resources & Conflict Land as a Source of Conflict Wrap-Up and Adjournment Summary: "Going Back to the Front Lines: A Personal View" by Richard McCall JUNE 6, 2000 Keynote address Introduction: Thomas Fox, Assistant Administrator Bureau for Policy and Programs, Agency for International Development Topic: U.S. Foreign Policy and Conflict: The Need for Prevention Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jane Holl Lute, Executive Director, Role of the America Military Power (RAMPS), Association of the United States Army  Session organizers: Susan Merrill, Johanna Mendelson-Forman Concepts, Terminology and Analytical Frameworks in Comparative Perspective Moderator: Dick McCall Topic: USAID and the Prevention of Deadly Conflicts [PowerPoint presentation] Presenter: Dr. Krishna Kumar, PPC Discussants: Dr. Johanna Mendelson-Forman, PPC  Thomas Beck, PPC  Dr. Michael Lund, MSI  Professor Howard Adleman Session organizer: V. L Elliott Luncheon address Introduction: Thomas Fox, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Policy and Programs, Agency for International Development Topic: "Do No Harm: Foreign Aid and Conflict Prevention"  Speaker: Dr. Mary Anderson Session organizers: Susan Merrill, Johanna Mendelson-Forman Case Studies Moderator: Keith Brown, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Development of Country and Regional Strategies, Bureau for Africa Topic: Overview: What's Happening in the Africa Bureau. Presenter: Ajit Joshi, Conflict Team Leader, Bureau for Africa Topic: Conflict Analysis and the Development of Country Strategies The Guinea Case Presenter: Harry Birnholz, Mission Director The Kenya Case Presenter: Tom Wolfe, Democracy/Governance Advisor Topic: Conflict Prevention/Mitigation, Strategic Objectives and Activities The Senegal Case Presenter : George Thompson, Country Development Officer, 13-country Team Leader Somalia, Burundi Presenter: Jerry Cashion, Non-Presence Country Division Chief Topic: The Greater Horn of Africa Initiative (GHAI) Presenter: Ned Greely, Conflict/Democracy/Governance Team Leader Topic: IGAD's Conflict Early Warning System (CEWARN) Presenter: Prof. Howard Adleman, Center for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada Topic: Conflict Analysis and Africa: Concluding Remarks Presenter: Keith Brown, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa Session organizers: Ruth Buckley, Ajit Joshi Topic: Nepal Presenter: Ricki Gold, ANE Bureau Topic: Central Asian Republics Presenter: Dr. Lawrence Robertson, E&E Bureau Session organizer: Bill Renison Wrap-Up: Dick McCall, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Administrator  JUNE 7, 2000 Tools and Approaches. Sessions are designed to cover the sources of conflict, tools and, approaches that AID has to deal with conflict prevention. Democracy and Governance: Justice and Security Moderator: Jim Vermillion, Deputy Director, Center for Democracy and Governance, Global Bureau Topic: "Transitions in Governance: The UNDP Framework and How It Is Being Made Operational" Presenter: Dr. Frank O'Donnell, Deputy Director, Crisis Management and Governance Division, UNDP Topic: "Achieving 'Sustainable Security' During Transitions" Presenter: Dr. Pauline H. Baker, President, The Fund for Peace Discussants: Dr. Nicole Ball, Senior Associate, Overseas Development Council Sylvia Fletcher, Office of Transition Initiatives, Bureau for Humanitarian Response   Dr. Johanna Mendelson-Forman, PPC Session organizer: Johanna Mendelson-Forman: "Crisis Prevention and Development Cooperation: The Role of the State" Economic Growth and Conflict Moderator/Discussant: Dick McCall, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Administrator Topic: "The Economics of Civil Wars, Crime and Violence"  Presenter: Dr. Paul Collier, Director, Development Economics and Conflict Research Group, The World Bank Topic: "USAID, Economic Growth and Conflict"  Presenter: Emmy Simmons, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Global Bureau Session organizers: Bill Renison and V. L Elliott Natural Resources and Conflict Moderator: Franklin Moore, Center for Environment, Global Bureau Topic: "Environment and Conflict: Background and Analytical Framework" Presenter: Geoffrey D. Dabelko, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Topic: "Case Studies in Environmental Cooperation"  Presenter: Dr. Stacy D. VanDeveer, University of New Hampshire Discussant: Carl Gallegos, AFR/SD Session organizer: Leslie Johnston Land as a Source of Conflict Moderator: Dr. Jolyne Sanjak, LAC Bureau Topic: "Land as a Source of Conflict"  Presenter: Professor Alain de Janvry, University of California Berkeley Topic: "Approaches to Conflict"  Presenter: Professor John Strasma, Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin Discussant: Dr. Klaus Deininger, World Bank Land Policy Thematic Group Session organizers: Susan Merrill, Jolyne Sanjak, Jack Sleeper Wrap-Up and Adjournment Dick McCall, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Administrator   CREDITS: all notes from this conference were compiled by the CDIE Research & Reference Services Project's Thomas Buck and Raymond Robinson. Web and audio technical assistance was provided by the Research & Reference Services Project's Eric Bensel.

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