Local government officials receive training on land dispute resolution

Phnom Penh (Feb 27, 2015) – Commune councillors, district councillors and LWD field staff today successfully completed a five-day advanced training course on “Conflict Management and Mediation Skills for Land Dispute Resolution”, organized in Phnom Penh by LWD in partnership with Cambodian Center for Mediation.

training on land conflict resolution

The training course, which was sponsored by Finn Church Aid, aimed to build the capacity of participants to be able to (i) analyze the concrete issues of land disputes by using specific conflict analysis tools; (ii) practice specific mediation skills in relation to the real cases at the communities; (iii) strengthen the commune mediation committees already established at each commune under the LWD’s target areas in order that they provide mediation services to the local communities.

There were 23 participants attending the training course. They are first and second vice commune chiefs, commune chiefs, commune councillors, district councillors and LWD field staff. They are from Kampong Speu, Pursat and Battambang provinces.