China is expected to place an even greater emphasis on fighting poverty in 2011, said Lin Jialai, executive vice-president of the China Association of Poverty Alleviation and Development.
In terms of thinking and vision, the CBD has been a strong supporter of the above-mentioned study on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), which provides local and national policymakers and the private sector with the methodologies required to synergistically promote conservation, poverty alleviation and development.
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Hydropower development is moving into a new and very promising era, and the HYDRO 2003 conference themes clearly reflect the renewed focus on the positive aspects of hydro, in relation to sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and social and economic development worldwide.
In September 1999, UNIVA received public acknowledgement for its contribution to poverty alleviation and literacy development in Nigeria when it was commended by the Director-General of UNESCO on International Literacy Day.
Caribbean faces unique challenges in coping with the climate change, sea-level rise, natural disasters, alleviation of poverty and sustainable development.
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The Conference also discussed the role of public service broadcasting in relation to both freedom of the press and the use of media to promote human development and poverty alleviation.
Over the past few decades, Bangladesh and various NGOs have instituted several educational programmes such as universal (compulsory and free) primary education and the establishment of village libraries and village study circles in an effort to provide its citizens with access to quality education and thus to promote national economic development, poverty alleviation and social empowerment and transformation.
The Conference also recommended a number of strategies to improve reporting on Caribbean regional integration and the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals, including poverty alleviation, to which regional governments are committed.
The participants stressed the central role of water in ensuring sustainable development, public health, poverty alleviation and combating the effects of climate change.
The principal aim of these policy instruments was to promote development, social empowerment (poverty alleviation) and environmental conservation through participatory or community-based management and exploitation or utilisation of forests and forest resources.
Concluding, he said, as a mark of its commitment to addressing socio-economic problems that often served as the root causes of conflicts, his organization had established a special fund for poverty alleviation in Member States and a special programme for the development of Africa.
It is solely through dialogue and peaceful co-existence that the achievement of the world vision for sustainable development, protection of human rights and alleviation of poverty will become possible.
At the same time community conservation projects can address conservation and rural development priorities, which can in turn contribute to poverty alleviation for local communities whilst benefiting wildlife.
Both the Director-General and Mr Kim highlighted the critical role that education plays for development gains across the board, from better health and poverty alleviation to basic human dignity and gender equality.
The goal of such efforts is to contribute to the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals on Environmental Sustainability, Water Supply, Sanitation, Food Security and Poverty Alleviation.
The aim of these efforts is to help meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on environmental sustainability, water supply, sanitation, food security and poverty alleviation.
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