"We're talking about the livelihoods of millions of people but we're also talking about a huge potential resource of hydropower which can not only provide foreign revenues to the countries, but can those revenues can then be used to finance other development programs and help countries meet their targets on poverty alleviation and millenium development goals,".

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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.

FORBES: China Poverty Numbers Likely to Rise

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.

FORBES: The Future of Life On Earth: Part Two Of The Discussion

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.

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