Welcome to The 6th International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development (ICPSD 2019)

 

The International Institute of Knowledge Management takes the pleasure to welcome you to the 6th International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development 2019 (ICPSD 2019) which will be held from 05th – 06th December 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

ICPSD 2019 aims to bring together current research on poverty, inequality and social exclusion and to discuss policies and other measures of poverty alleviation with an international perspective. In addition, it provides you the opportunity to share your thoughts, exchange ideas, listen to renowned keynote speakers, extend your network and jointly explore current and future research directions. We invite you all participants to attend ICPSD 2019 from all around the world for a wonderful experience, networking opportunities, publishing and many more.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Theme: “SDG 1 : A World free from Want: Poverty and Social Exclusion in the 21st Century”

 

ICPSD 2019 is an international platform, which provides the opportunity to world experts to come together under one roof and at one time to discuss ways to eradicate poverty eradicate. Participants from across different sectors of society will have the unique opportunity to come together to discuss, share experiences, share information on good practices and propose solutions to poverty related issues in their region.

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Final Registration deadline

06th November 2019

Registration Fees
Call for Papers
Important Dates
Registration fees
Conference Brochure

CONFERENCE TRACKS 

General issues regarding poverty and social exclusion

  • Governance and Poverty
  • GMO, LMO and Poverty
  • Technological Advances and Poverty
  • Cashless Society and Poverty Implications
  • GDP and Poverty, Culture and Poverty
  • Education and Poverty
  • Secularism and Poverty

 

Special issues regarding Immigration, Emigration and Refugees

  • Refugees and Poverty
  • Immigrants and Poverty
  • Contribution of Immigrant labor to Poverty Eradication

Measuring poverty and social exclusion

  • National Happiness Index and Poverty
  • Poverty Growth and Inequality
  • Poverty Monitoring, Poverty Measurement and Analysis

 

 Focusing on outcomes

  • Poverty Eradication Success Stories
  • Poverty Eradication Disasters
  • Circular Economics and Poverty
  • Poverty Reduction Strategies
  • Poverty and Social Impacts
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CONFERENCE ADVISER

Poverty and Sustainable Development Conference
Prof. Sarath Kotagama

Professor of Environmental Science,
Department of Zoology,
University of Colombo,
Sri Lanka.

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CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Peter Abrahamson

[ Keynote Speaker ]

Conference Co – Chairman
Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen
Denmark

Title: “Leaving Nobody Behind: Poverty and Social Exclusion in the 21st Century”

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Dr. M Niaz Asadullah

[ Keynote Speaker ]

Professor
University of Malaya
Malaysia

Title : “Ending Global Poverty by 2030: Progress and challenges”
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Poverty and Sustainable Development Conference

Dr. Darshana Rajapaksa

[Plenary Speaker ]

Conference Co – Chairman

University of Sri Jayawardenepura
Sri Lanka

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Mrs. M.T.R. Shamini Attanayake

[ Guest Speaker ]

Director General (Acting) and Additional Director General (Academic)
National Institute of Social Development
Ministry of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment
Sri Lanka
Title: Education and Poverty
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Dr. Edoardo Monaco

[ Plenary Speaker ]

Hong Kong Baptist University &
Beijing Normal University
United International College
China

Title: Sustainability for growth and inclusion: from trade-off to synergy

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Nishantha Mallawaarachchi

[ Plenary Speaker ]

Fellow; International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Member, International Sustainable Development Research Society [ISDRS] (Norway)
Development Communication Practitioner
Sri Lanka

Title: Poverty and Social-Economic Impact

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EVALUATION PANEL MEMBERS

Your Presentation will be evaluated by a World Class Evaluation Panel at the conference. As a presenter, you will be able to obtain constructive feedback, suggestions and insights for the improvement of your research from following renowned professionals in Poverty and Sustainable Development. This will be a lifetime opportunity for you to present your paper at a globally recognized platform.

Dr. Peter Abrahamson

Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen

Denmark

Dr. M Niaz Asadullah

Professor

University of Malaya

Malaysia

Dr. Darshana Rajapaksa

University of Sri Jayawardenepura

Sri Lanka

Dr. Edoardo Monaco

Hong Kong Baptist University &

Beijing Normal University

United International College

China

PUBLICATIONS

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All accepted abstracts for the 6th International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development 2019 (ICPSD 2019) will be published in the conference abstract book with an associated ISBN 978-955-3605-41-2.
All full papers sent for conference proceedings will be subjected to double blind reviewing process and will be published electronically with an ISSN 2362-1028 in the proceedings with a DOI Number (DOI prefix: 10.17501).

Supporting Journals

Journal of Contemporary Asia
Journal of Contemporary AsiaOnline ISSN 1752-7554
Editor in Chief Prof. Kevin Hewison
Publisher Taylor and Francis
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Scope Publish articles that deal with the broad problems of economic, political and social development of Asia. Articles on economic development issues, political economy, agriculture, planning, the working class, people’s movements, politics and power, imperialism and empire, international financial institutions, the environment, and economic history are especially welcomed.
Indexed in SCOPUS, Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI), Elsevier’s Bibliographic Databases, ProQuest, EBSCO and many more

International Journal of Sustainable Society

International Journal of Sustainable SocietyOnline ISSN 1756-2546

Editor in Chief Prof. John Wang

Publisher INDERSCIENCE

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Indexed in SCOPUS, Academic OneFile (Gale), Asian Digital Library,CAB Abstracts – Agriculture and International Development Indexes and many moreny more

Environment, Development and Sustainability

SCImago Journal & Country Rank

Online ISSN 1573-2975
Editor in Chief Dr. Luc Hens
Publisher SPRINGER
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Indexed in SCOPUS, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition and many more

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

KEYNOTE SESSION AND DISCUSSION

 

Dr. M Niaz Asadullah

Professor
University of Malaya
Malaysia

Speech Title:

Date: 05th  December 2019

Time: 10.10a.m – 11.00a.m

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Dr. Peter Abrahamson

Conference Co – Chairman
Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen,
Denmark

Speech Title: “Leaving Nobody Behind: Poverty and Social Exclusion in the 21st Century”

 Date: 05th  December 2019

Time: 11.00a.m – 11.50a.m

CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Workshop on Scholarly Publications

Resource Person
Dr. Peter Abrahamson
Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen
Denmark

On 05th  December 2019

From 4.00p.m. – 5.30p.m

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Conference Chair’s Workshop

Resource Person
Dr. Peter Abrahamson
Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Copenhagen
Denmark

On 06th  December 2019

From 5.10p.m. – 5.40p.m

KNOWLEDGE – NETWORK – AWARDS

PLENARY SPEAKERS

 

Sustainability for growth and inclusion: from trade-off to synergy

Dr. Edoardo Monaco
China

Date: 05th  December 2019

Time: 1.30p.m. – 2.00p.m.

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Poverty and Social Economic Impact

Nishantha Mallawaarachchi
Norway

Date: 05th  December 2019

Time: 4.00p.m. – 4.30p.m.

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Poverty Monitoring, Poverty Measurement and Analysis

Dr. Darshana Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka

 Date: 06th  December 2019

Time: 3.40p.m. – 4.10p.m.

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on

” Eliminating the Inequality Gap:  Driving the world for Sustainable Development ” 

On 06th  December 2019

From 10.40a.m. – 12.40p.m

 

Round Table 1 – South Asia

Moderator – Dr. Darshana Rajapaksa
University of Sri Jayawardenepura
Sri Lanka

 

Round Table 2 – Eastern Asia

Moderator – Dr. M Niaz Asadullah,
Professor, University of Malaya,
Malaysia

 

Round Table 3 – Europe and America

Moderator – Dr. Peter Abrahamson
University of Copenhagen,
Denmark

 

Round Table 4 – Oceania

Round Table 5 – Africa

PARTNERS

Hosting Partner

Center for Sustainability, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
Center for Sustainability,
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayawardenepura

Academic Partner

Center for Sustainability, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
Yale Global Justice Program

Academic Partner

Center for Sustainability, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences,
India

Strategic Partner

Foundation for Innovative Social Development
(FISD)

Strategic Partner

Global Labor Organization(GLO)

Media Partner

Uproot poverty

Uproot poverty

Organizing Partner

 

Events Partner

 

Tour & Accommodation Partner

 

Join with us in

Colombo Sri Lanka

@ICPSD 2019

 

05 – 06 December 2019 | Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Welcome Message

Testimonials


Ms. Riny Sharma
@ ICPSD 2017


Mr. Bilal Ahmed
@ICPSD 2017


Ms. Jacquelyn C.A
@ ICPSD 2017


Assistant Prof. Rudenko Dmitry
@ ICPSD 2014 (English)