Conflict transformation

1. CONCEPT NOTE FOR CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION TRAINING AT MRLG REGIONAL
LAND FORUM
Half-day training scheduled for Wednesday, 22 June from 13:30 – 17:00, Hanoi, Vietnam
MRLG has requested Mr. Seth Kane (RECOFTC HQ TFC program officer) and Mr. Than Vu (RECOFTC
Vietnam country training coordinator) to conduct a half-day training on Conflict Transformation.
Staff time charges for this service provision are contained in the proposed budget below.
TRAINING OVERVIEW AND SESSION PLAN
This half-day training aims to introduce participants to the field of conflict transformation regarding land
and natural resource conflicts.
Using a participatory approach, the training will focus on four key elements:
1) Developing a definition of conflict and assessing positive and negative implications of conflict
over sustainable natural resource management
2) Introducing core theoretical frameworks
3) Applying the conflict analysis tool of five causes of conflict to participant cases
4) Reviewing potential topics for future trainings and independent study
At the end of this session, participants will be able to…
 Examine positive and negative implications of natural resource management conflict
 Determine basic elements and causes of conflict within natural resource management
 Identify key competencies needed for conflict transformation

2. SESSION PLAN
Time and sessions Objectives Methods and materials
13:30 – 13:45
Session 1 - Introduction of
participants and trainers
 Participants are welcomed and
introduced to the trainers and
understand the rationale for the
training
 Participants have familiarized
with the role of RECOFTC as an
experienced capacity
development organization in
natural resource conflicts
Presentation
13:45 – 14:15
Session 2 - Common
understanding of conflict
 Participants have developed a
common understanding of
conflict
 Participants have recognized
conflict as a common
phenomenon, happening in
everyday life and all over the
world
 Participants have specified the
negative and positive elements
of conflict.
Develop a definition of conflict
through interactive participant
exercises with key word
suggestions followed by plenary
discussion with guided questions
Split participants into two
groups: one negative, other
positive elements of conflict
Material: Flipcharts, post-its and
markers
14:15 – 16:15 (with 15
minute coffee break)
Session 3 - Introduction to
core theoretical frameworks
and practical application of
causes of conflict model
 Participants are familiar with
the stages/levels of conflict
 Participants are able to identify
and elaborate on five main
categories of causes
Participants place their own
conflict case on the levels/stages
of conflict flipchart + interactive
exercise on conflict dynamics.
Identification of own country
conflicts and application of the
five causes of conflict
framework (group work)
Present group findings back to
plenary with Q&A
Material: Flipcharts, post-its and
markers

3. 16:15-16:45
Session 4 – Overview of
other topics and capacity
develop in the field of
Conflict Transformation
 Participants understand the
range of topics and capacities to
be developed within the field of
conflict transformation
Powerpoint presentation with
Q&A
Material: Projector
16:45 – 17:00
Session 5 – Self and
workshop evaluation
 Participants evaluate their own
learning, the workshop, and
what topics they would be most
interested in learning more
about
Material: Evaluation handouts
BUDGET
Item Amount of
Unit
Unit Cost (USD) Budget proposed
(USD)
Seth Kane training preparation and
coordination
1 day 375 USD/day 375
Seth Kane training delivery 1 day 375 USD/day 375
Seth Kane travel time (Bangkok-Hanoi round
trip)
1 day 375 USD/day 375
Seth Kane report write-up ½ day 375 USD/day 187.5
Than Vu training preparation and
coordination
1 day 250 USD/day 250
Than Vu training delivery 1 day 250 USD/day 250
SUB TOTAL
1812.5
15% overhead 272
TOTAL
2084.5