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IWR’s Conflict Resolution and Public Participation Center Named Center of Expertise and Directory of Expertise
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IWR’s Conflict Resolution and Public Participation Center Named Center of Expertise and Directory of Expertise
The Conflict Resolution and Public Participation Center (CPC) at IWR has been named the latest Center of Expertise and Directory of Expertise. It will support training and outreach programs and provide consultation and technical assistance across USACE. It will also maintain a directory of USACE and external experts and techniques in environmental conflict resolution and alternative dispute resolution. CPC supports IWR’s focus on collaborative planning and public participation, such as Shared Vision Planning (SVP) and Computer-Aided Dispute Resolution (CADRe) techniques.
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ICIWaRM Center Endorsed at the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) Intergovernmental Council Meeting in Paris
USACE IWR’s International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWaRM) was endorsed by the UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) Intergovernmental Council at its recent bi-annual meeting in Paris, France. IWR Director Robert A. Pietrowsky and International Water Resources Specialist Eugene Z. Stakhiv were part of a delegation of U.S. Government members who attended the meeting. ICIWaRM will serve as a USACE and U.S. Government knowledge center for transferring new ideas, science and technology developed both in the U.S. and through the various IHP programs and initiatives, integrating them with current “best management practices” for integrated water resources management (IWRM).
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Colorado Water Supply Stakeholders Agree to Shared Vision Planning Study
IWR's Shared Vision Planning (SVP) team concluded a recent workshop with a decision by cities and stakeholders to conduct an eighteen-month Shared Vision Planning study, pending approval of a detailed scope of work. The workshop was part of a pilot that served as a first test of the SVP process in the Corps 404 regulatory program.
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