[Versión Español]

Co-organized by CAPRi and Programa Salvadoreño de Investigación sobre Desarrollo y Medio Ambiente (PRISMA).

Objective:
In this training course, territorial governance is, broadly, looked at to include environmental, economic and social measures and policies, as well as the institutions of collective action and property rights (both state and community arrangements) for participatory formulation, development, and implementation of policies for territorial and natural resource management and sustainable livelihoods.

The purpose of the course is to bring together professionals from a variety of state agencies whose mandates effect territorial and natural resource management processes and familiarize participants with key conceptual frameworks related to inclusive and sustainable territorial management, such as collective action, property rights, ecosystem services and institutional arrangements. The course seeks to facilitate a space for developing shared understanding of concepts, approaches and tools among various state agencies, in order to facilitate the coordination of actions, policies and programs that promote inclusive, effective and sustainable territorial and natural resource management.

Who should participate:
The course is specifically targeted for professional level government functionaries from various agencies involved in the design and implementation of territorial and natural resource management programs and policies in El Salvador, (e.g. the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources* (MARN), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the Vice Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (VMVPU), the planning division of the Technical Secretary of the Presidency (SECTEC), municipal government, etc.), as well as other key professionals and practitioners from NGOs and/or aid agencies that provide assistance in territorial management processes.

The course will use an interdisciplinary approach, with a combination of theoretical materials; interactive examples and case studies to illustrate the applications of the theoretical materials; working group discussions; and a field trip.

The course will be simultaneously broadcasted on-line to allow for a broader audience of interested researchers, students and practitioners throughout the region to follow the course through internet. Online participants are expected to secure their own internet connection and space.

The course will be taught in Spanish.

How to apply for on-line participation:
Online participants should download and complete the application form to register for the course on-line. Send the form by e-mail to Communications PRISMA (comunicaciones@prisma.org.sv) by July 1, 2010. After receiving your form, PRISMA will send you a link and instructions for the live broadcasting of the course.

About PRISMA and CAPRi
PRISMA (Salvadoran Research Program on Development and Environment) is a regional policy-oriented research center founded in El Salvador in 1993.  Our mission is to work for the social and environmental revalorization of rural communities and spaces as an integral aspect of development processes.  PRISMA is committed to promoting genuine dialogue among different perspectives, focuses and points of view, and fomenting interaction among diverse actors (community-based organizations, public functionaries, NGOs, academicians, etc.), representing diverse sectors and disciplines, and engaged at a variety of levels (local-territorial, national, regional, global).  

The CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) has made considerable progress in establishing the ways in which the key institutions of collective action and property rights influence agricultural innovations, natural resource management practices, and asset creation.  The program has worked with CGIAR centers and their research partners in understanding how attention to these issues could improve the outcomes of programs such as watershed management, rangelands, irrigation, integrated pest management, agro-enterprises, and agro-forestry, to sustain rural livelihoods.