University of Michigan. Program on Conflict Management Alternatives

Creating international linkages among grassroots activists to promote sustainable development: report of a pilot project

This document is one in a working paper series that discusses a pilot program that seeks to create international linkages among grassroots activists in order to promote sustainable development. The program was conducted to explore the viability of multi-national collaboration among NGOs, policy analysts, educators, researchers and grassroots organisations aimed at enhancing grassroots strategies and tactics for addressing problems of environmental and economic sustainability. The paper provides an overview of the project and examines the results of the international exchange.