project stories partnership & networking capitalisation seminar brussels,17-18 september 2013
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PROJECT STORIES
Partnership & networking
Capitalisation SeminarBrussels,17-18 September 2013
GRABBING DEVELOPMENT Towards new models of North/South relations for a fairer
exploitation of natural resources
PARTNERS: MANI TESE (Italy)Friends of the Earth France (France)CEE Bankwatch (Czech Republic)CEVI (Italy)Re:Common (Italy)
ASSOCIATES: CICMA, Provincia di Milano, Provincia Autonoma di Trento, FIAN Ecuador, Friends of Lake Turkana, Peace Trust India.
Grabbing development
• PERSISTENT AND DEEP INEQUALITY IN ACCESSING, MANAGING AND CONTROLLING NATURAL RESOURCES
Southern countries become totally dependent from the sale of their resources; high relevance of the private sector
Climate change/climate negotiation as cause of further inequalities
Destabilizing role of natural resources
• LACK OF COHERENCE IN EU POLICIES
• UNSUSTAINABLE LYFESTYLES
Grabbing Development
SO1:
- Create public debate on the North/South inequality access to natural resources leading public opinion to the need of new rights based model.
SO2:
- Engage CSOs and grass-root activists in advocating for a new equitable approach to natural resources access and management, and for changing unsustainable consumption patterns.
SO3:
- Build a programme of change for decision-makers and EU companies to provide a new policy framework.
Partnership & coordination
PARTNERSHIPis a matter of TRUST
It comes from KNOWLEDGE
•Take your time for face-to-face meetings •Find your own way to build the team
Partnership & coordination
The first year of the project is key to build a clear way of working
- Provide useful tools for project management:- Cash book
- Share a common basis on the project issues: do you really know what your partners think about this&that?
Partnership & coordination
The importance of a balanced flow of information
Partnership & coordination
Managing CHANGES in the consortium(one partner left and one partner joined)
-It could require firmness -Time consuming
-Administrative burden
Partnership & networking
International gatherings:Opportunity for networking and for
meetings with partners
Partnership & associates
Identify strategically your associates: they can make a difference!
FIAN Ecuador: helped us reach our expected results and also very positive, unexpected results
