Source: Report of the Secretary-General, "Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals", E/2017/66 Goal 1 calls for an end to poverty in all its manifestations by 2030. The priority attributed to prevention by the UN Secretary-General reflects the spirit of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which reads, in part: “[w]e are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence. On links between the PRSP approach and sustainable development, Morrow noted the absence in Joseph Stiglitz’s Prebisch lecture of reference to the sustainable use of natural resources. This accounts for the dynamics that have led to increasing economic inequality within many countries, or that have kept it high in others. To sum up, eradicating and ensuing that no one is left behind demands that we consider three key aspects. Abstract Nature-based tourism (NBT) plays an important role in sustainable development. In many developing countries, this was linked to increasing commodity prices, with benefits accumulating at the top. Roy Culpeper noted participants’ statements that each country is unique and has its own individual circumstances. The ILO estimates that this year 1.4 billion people worldwide (42 per cent of total employment) face vulnerable employment conditions. The idea of social capital – comprised of both formal and informal institutions and interactions – was a major component of his approach. Even amongst those working, 169 million youth were living in poverty. 1.1. Sinopec's Fixed-point Poverty Alleviation and Pairing Program Lifts Eight Counties Out of Poverty in Response to UN Sustainable Development Goals … Get in touch, share your ideas, and discover how we can work together for a sustainable, just, and equitable future. A BRIEF HISTORY OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES Widespread poverty is an enduring problem and poverty alleviation has been a key component in development strategies over the past 50 years. He said the right balance should be found on a country-by-country basis and stressed that the PRSPs will be continually updated. It is essential for poverty eradication since global poverty is overwhelmingly rural. During the 1980s, the emphasis moved toward decentralized decision-making, trade liberalization and economic reform. Sustainable rural development is vital to the economic, social and environmental viability of nations. Globally in 2014, 73.3 million youth were unemployed. He further cautioned that the focus is solely on external rather than domestic debt, and stressed that most PRSP/HIPC initiatives are concessional, which may not be the best way to achieve poverty alleviation and debt relief. Regarding donor coordination, he said it is not always positive. The 36th Session in 2003 will focus on "Population education and development." To take another dimension, the 2030 Agenda includes Sustainable Development Goals linked with structural transformation and industrialization, both critical to eliminate poverty. Sinopec's Fixed-point Poverty Alleviation and Pairing Program Lifts Eight Counties Out of Poverty in Response to UN Sustainable Development Goals ... needed … He also noted the need to introduce the poverty dimension in negotiations on international environmental issues such as climate change and biodiversity. This would be the consequence of two interrelated factors. Workshop Chair Maurice Strong, Senior Adviser to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, noted that poverty is an "ancient" and enduring problem, but one that need no longer be accepted as inevitable given the unprecedented prosperity and opportunities for wealth creation available today. This issue is written and edited by Malena Sell [email protected] and Chris Spence [email protected]. He noted Stiglitz’s call for a greater focus on culture and institutional development, with attention paid to stakeholders – the individual, family and community, as well as the public and private sectors. Stiglitz notes that these groups must be involved in decisions on how society responds to economic and technological changes. Some 340 counties would no longer be labeled as ‘impoverished’. She highlighted the need for: integration of the project to fit local needs and aspirations; the creation of possibilities for scaling up; and linkages with external markets. He noted that a more effective aid policy could involve a narrower focus on fewer recipient countries, and concluded by noting that several Asian countries’ experiences in recent decades provide success stories in tackling poverty. The MDGs have formed the central reference point for global development efforts since they were established as international targets in 2000. He supported developing appropriate indicators and making aid more targeted toward sustainability by focusing on straightforward, simple actions. For more information contact: Financing for Development Coordinating Secretariat, United Nations Headquarters, New York, Harris Gleckman, tel: +1-212-963-4690; e-mail: [email protected] or Federica Pietracci, tel: +1-212-963-8497; e-mail: [email protected]; Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd, WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (RIO+10): This UN Summit for the 10-year review of progress in implementing the outcome of the UN Conference on Environment and Development will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002. Markandya stated that Stiglitz’s vision requires fleshing out with detailed operational guidance. Some participants considered whether two sets of objectives related to aid, which are not necessarily compatible, exist – those of poverty alleviation and development and those related to foreign policy interests. On December 24, 2019, China Daily announced that in 2019 in China, more than ten million people were expected to be lifted from poverty. On the second case study focusing on breaking the link between environmental degradation and migration in a community in Western India, she outlined an initiative to create property rights to common resources. He expressed support for Stiglitz’s call for a new development strategy, adding that sustainable development should be incorporated as the guiding principle or framework for this strategy. With an expected USD 700 billion drop in external finance to developing countries this year, the financing needed to meet the Global Goals is at risk of collapse, threatening decades of progress on poverty alleviation and sustainable development. For more information contact: WTO, tel: +41-22-739-5111; e-mail: [email protected]; Internet: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/meets.doc, 18TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: This meeting will take place from 12-16 February 2001 in Nairobi, Kenya. SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF MARKET AND NON-MARKET INSTITUTIONS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY: Keynote speech: The keynote speech on this issue was presented by Kanchan Chopra, Institute of Economic Growth, University Enclave of Delhi, India. On the first case study, regarding a project focused on social capital for sustainable development in a poor rural community in Eastern India, she said the project led to the pooling of land and water resources to achieve an appropriate scale for development. Climate change and environmental degradation add to the challenges. Sinopec's Fixed-point Poverty Alleviation and Pairing Program Lifts Eight Counties Out of Poverty in Response to UN Sustainable Development Goals. He said PRSPs are instruments that have some promise in that they can lead developing countries to achieve goals equitably and effectively in their own way. One participant noted that the market – and indeed the capitalist system itself – can come in many different forms and said a "human face" was required, while another said that any system could be harmful if taken to extremes. During this period, however, the strategies and approaches to tackle the problem have changed. Institutionalizing Learning in Rural Poverty Alleviation Initiatives (Irene Guijt, J. Berdegue, G. Escobar, E. Ramirez and J. Keitaanranta) 106 From Theory to Practice of Sustainable Development. He said ownership and participation are key requirements for effective natural resource management solutions and sustainable development, and suggested that countries with PRSPs that neglect the environment should be encouraged to find consistency between sustainable development and country ownership. Speech at the 2017 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum on “Targeted Poverty Alleviation and 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” - Beijing, China Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen. The Brundtland report defined this concept as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Participants also discussed the impact of the poor on the environment, with one intervention noting the role of multinationals in causing degradation, for example in clear felling mangrove forests for shrimp farming. Jacques Gérin, Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), welcomed participants and introduced the topic of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. She concluded by supporting initiatives within the framework of the existing network of organizations to which IISD belongs and endorsed a focus on sustainable livelihoods, as it builds on previous IISD work. The progress on poverty reduction in China is a big part of the overall global progress in lifting people out of poverty. It is unquestionable that rapid reductions in poverty have gone along with improvements in economic performance. Finally, participants heard concluding comments by IISD Board member Angela Cropper. He further stated that a significant amount of time needs to be devoted to the development of PRSPs, and the current time pressure on the process falls short in terms of supporting local capacity and participation. She also called for consideration of how to link PRSPs and the sustainable development framework, suggesting that IISD should provide balanced policy advice on PRSPs. He noted that poverty is a wider concept than just lack of income, and stressed local conditions relating to rights to resources and participation in decision-making as vital to poverty alleviation. The authors can be contacted at their electronic mail addresses and at tel: +1-212-644-0204. He further identified the challenge of achieving a balance between country ownership and the desire on the part of donors to ensure that funds are used effectively, and underscored that donors need to recognize that country ownership is critical to success. The workshop on Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development: Exploring the Links was held on 23 January 2001 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The World Bank is a group of five multilateral institutions that aim to eradicate global poverty. Participants also highlighted: the need for community participation; the importance of tailoring solutions to meet specific local needs; the harmful consequences of the rise in military conflicts and the need for stability in tackling poverty; the benefit of a strong judicial system in ensuring good governance; the positive experience of using micro-financing to allow those in poverty to become agents for change; the negative role of donor coordination, which one speaker described as a "self-serving club"; and the need to increase the capacity within developing countries to deal with aid coordination. CIDA President Len Good emphasized three points: the need for a new relationship between developed and developing countries, because their agendas are converging and all major issues are now global; the need to recognize that the principles of aid are not yet being universally embraced or realized; and the importance of retaining both sector-wide strategies and grassroots level implementation that serve to complement one another. But, as in China, many people around the world were left behind – in developing countries, 767 million still lived in extreme poverty in 2013. Poverty entails more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure sustainable livelihoods. In response, Anil Markandya agreed with this summary, noting divergence in the literature on the impact of the poor on the environment. He stressed that the programme should not be judged based on the preliminary reports and first impressions. Yet, over the last decade or so, we have seen a breakdown in the relationship between increases in labor productivity and improvements in the earnings of a median household. He supported further development of natural capital indicators, as well as guidelines for evaluating policies and programmes with respect to natural capital and poverty. One participant noted that trust building and continuity requires the capacity of communities and the government to renegotiate as circumstances change. For more information contact: UNCHS, P.O. We need only look at the devastating impact of the recent hurricanes in many Caribbean islands to be reminded of the vulnerabilities to shocks that so many around the world still face. This session will focus on: atmosphere; energy/transport; information for decision making and participation; and international cooperation for an enabling environment. For more information contact: Secretariat for the Special Session on Children, UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, New York NY 10017, USA; Internet: http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/, HIGH-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL EVENT ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT: This high-level international meeting on Financing for Development will be held in February/March 2002. He provided a detailed examination of some of the hypotheses contained in relevant studies on linkages between poverty and natural capital. Again, she highlighted the coming together of stakeholders from different institutional sectors of society as the key to success. Keynote speaker Anil Markandya called for a focus on what external agencies can do to link poverty alleviation and sustainable development, while noting that there are no "magic solutions." He cautioned against a focus within the PRSP process on short-term goals, as they may distort long-term investments needed for sustainable development and crowd out other investments. The Committee on Trade and Development is scheduled to meet on 22 May and 19 October. The topic of the multi-stakeholder dialogue segment will be energy and transport. First, as important as the rate of economic growth, is the way in which the benefits of growth are shared across society. Second, we cannot assume that development and the path towards poverty eradication is steady – it will be beset by volatility, by bumps, by shocks, which call for sustained attention to risk-informed approaches to poverty reduction. Under a severe “environmental disaster” scenario, which envisions vast deforestation and land degradation, dramatic declines in biodiversity and accelerated extreme weather events, some 2.7 billion more people would live in extreme poverty than under the “base case” scenario – basically, a linear projection of current poverty reduction trends. POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL CAPITAL BY A. MARKANDYA1 UNIVERSITY OF BATH AND THE WORLD BANK PREPARED FOR THE WORKSHOP ON POVERTY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OTTAWA, 23RD JANUARY 2001 ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REVISED … In recent years, tackling such widespread poverty appears once more to have become a priority issue for many aid agencies. Although poverty is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, poverty levels are often measured using economic dimensions based on income and consumption [].Amartya Sen’s capability deprivation approach for poverty measurement, on the other hand, defines poverty as not merely a matter of actual income but an inability to acquire certain minimum … This one-day workshop was organized by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and was attended by 50 high-level participants representing government agencies, academic institutions, United Nations bodies, the World Bank, business and industry, and international and non-governmental organizations. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. Workshop panelist Keith Bezanson suggested that Canada could learn from a UK initiative involving an off-the-record roundtable for participants largely from developing countries with key UK officials that resulted in a white paper. The developing countries have been criticized for their inability toreduce poverty and contribute to sustainable agricultural development. One participant made the point that poverty alleviation is fundamentally bottom-up and situational, while another commented on the evolution of the formal and informal sectors, noting that they may merge, or may develop independently in a way that leads to tensions or conflict between the two sectors. He stressed that conditionality has not been eliminated, as funds will be transferred only under credible PRSPs and governments will be held accountable to undertakings contained in PRSPs. However, he added that during the same period the absolute number living in poverty remained constant at 1.23 billion, while world GDP rose by over 50%. Anil Markandya outlined the vision for development outlined by Joseph Stiglitz. Excerpts from Sustainable Developments may be used in other publications with appropriate academic citation. Poverty is not reflected in low levels of income alone but it is, rather, multifaceted. POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Keynote speech: Daniel Morrow, Lead Adviser, Poverty Reduction Strategy Program, World Bank, highlighted the 1999 Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) approach, developed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, to provide development assistance to low-income countries. There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development.” He also suggested that achieving the principles of sustainable development means filling gaps in what we know and what we need to deliver. Keith Bezanson underscored the need to identify the gaps in our understanding on these issues, particularly in terms of how to operationalize valuable concepts such as participation and ownership. Pursuing the 2030 Agenda: The Pathway for Poverty Eradication For more information contact: Asociacón Nacional de Economistas de Cuba, Calle 22 No. Jim MacNeill also noted the vast subsidies in areas such as agriculture and stated that subsidies are often economically perverse, environmentally destructive and primarily benefit the rich. She recommended that IISD assist the development of participatory processes. Electronic versions of Sustainable Developments are sent to e-mail distribution lists (ASCII and PDF format) and can be found on the Linkages WWW-server at http://enb.iisd.org/. While noting that results relating to implementation are not yet available, he expressed some optimism based on I-PRSPs submitted to date and noted support for the PRSP principles within the development community. He suggested revisiting an idea developed by the Nordic states of a compact between recipients and donors around an agreed set of policies. Betancourth) 145 Social construction of Knowledge: a … He drew attention to several upcoming high-level meetings, including the Summit of the Americas, the G-8 meeting, the Ten Year Review of the UN Conference on Environment and Development, the OECD Development Assistance Committee and the Financing for Development initiative. In addition, participants considered the focus during the past two decades on market liberalization and free market policies, with several questioning the extent of this shift. The special theme for the 35th Session, to be held in 2002, will be "Reproductive rights and reproductive health, with special reference to HIV/AIDS." SESSION TWO: OVERVIEW OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK. He said the workshop would stimulate and focus debate and expressed the hope that it would benefit not only those involved in discussing these issues, but ultimately those living in poverty. For more information contact: Zehra Aydin-Sipos, Major Groups Focal Point, Division for Sustainable Development; tel: +1-212-963-8811; e-mail: [email protected]; Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd9/csd9_2001.htm#, CSD-10 (PREPCOM): The Tenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development is expected to convene in New York from 30 April – 2 May 2001 to serve as the Preparatory Committee for the Ten-year Review of UNCED ("Rio+10"). While the argument that growth alone is not enough, and that it needs to be inclusive to lift people out of poverty is not new, I will point out to some recent developments that make this challenge more central today. For more information contact: Population Division; fax: +1-212-963-2147; Internet: http://www.undp.org/popin/unpopcom.htm, CSD-9: The Ninth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development will convene in New York from 16-27 April 2001. 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