From: Fiona McNee
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To: John Armitage
Sent: 08/01/01 23:32
Subject: [Fwd: New & Notable from the IISD--E-Conference on Poverty
Alleviation & Sustainable Development]
FYI
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E-CONFERENCE - POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
EXPLORING THE LINKS
This is a reminder that the E-Conference on poverty alleviation and
sustainable development sponsored by the International Institute for
Sustainable Development begins tomorrow, January 9, 2001.
The goal of this forum is to solicit your expertise and opinions on
this topic. Your inputs will be presented to senior Canadian
policymakers at a workshop to be held in Ottawa on January 23, 2001. A
primary aim of the E-Conference and workshop is to inform the direction
of new aid policies. A final report will be sent to all E-Conference
participants. We thank you in advance for your participation.
We have posted a number of background papers on the website for guiding
the discussion. The first, "Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable
Development: Exploring the Links," is a background paper prepared at
the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for this
e-conference. The second paper, "Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable
Development: Implications For The Management of Natural Capital," is by
Anil Markandya from the University of Bath and the World Bank. The
paper addresses the role of natural resources within the context of
poverty alleviation. The third paper, "Towards a New Paradigm for
Development: Strategies, Policies and Processes," is by Joseph Stiglitz
and it describes a new development paradigm in contrast to the World
Bank's strategy. The fourth paper "The Ends and Means of
Sustainability," is by Nobel Laureate, Amartya Sen. In it he argues the
case for a sustainable development approach to poverty alleviation.
Two more papers will be posted as the e-conference proceeds. The first
paper by Kandan Chopra from the Institute of Economic Growth, India,
looks at formal and informal institutions and the role they play in
poverty issues. The 2nd paper is by Dan Morrow from the World Bank. It
discusses PRSP's and sustainable development.
TO JOIN
Visit http://www.iisd.org/pe/pov_sd/e_conference.htm. At this page, you
will find an overview paper (pdf) and other discussion papers as well
as a link that will allow you to sign up.
Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you.
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