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

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

05^th September 2019

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

CONFERENCE ADVISER

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”

Dr. M Niaz Asadullah

[ Keynote Speaker ]

Professor
University of Malaya
Malaysia

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

Dr. Darshana Rajapaksa

[Plenary Speaker ]

Conference Co – Chairman

University of Sri Jayawardenepura
Sri Lanka

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

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

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

PUBLICATIONS

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
Online 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 Society Online 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

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: 05^th 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: 05^th 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 05^th 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 06^th December 2019

From 5.10p.m. – 5.40p.m

KNOWLEDGE – NETWORK – AWARDS

75+ Research Presentations (send your abstract now)
20+ Poster Presentations (send your abstract now)
Dinner with Cultural Show
Awards Ceremony – The Best Researchers will be recognized and awarded

PLENARY SPEAKERS

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

Dr. Edoardo Monaco
China

Date: 05^th December 2019

Time: 1.30p.m. – 2.00p.m.

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Poverty and Social Economic Impact

Nishantha Mallawaarachchi
Norway

Date: 05^th 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: 06^th December 2019

Time: 3.40p.m. – 4.10p.m.

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on

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

On 06^th 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,
University of Sri Jayawardenepura

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

CALL FOR PAPERS

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

CONFERENCE TRACKS

General issues regarding poverty and social exclusion

Special issues regarding Immigration, Emigration and Refugees

Measuring poverty and social exclusion

Focusing on outcomes

CONFERENCE ADVISER

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Peter Abrahamson

Dr. M Niaz Asadullah

Dr. Darshana Rajapaksa

Mrs. M.T.R. Shamini Attanayake

Dr. Edoardo Monaco

Nishantha Mallawaarachchi

PUBLICATIONS

Supporting Journals

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

KEYNOTE SESSION AND DISCUSSION

CAREER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Workshop on Scholarly Publications

Conference Chair’s Workshop

KNOWLEDGE – NETWORK – AWARDS

PLENARY SPEAKERS

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

Poverty and Social Economic Impact

Poverty Monitoring, Poverty Measurement and Analysis

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on

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

Round Table 1 – South Asia

Round Table 2 – Eastern Asia

Round Table 3 – Europe and America

Round Table 4 – Oceania

Round Table 5 – Africa

PARTNERS

Hosting Partner

Academic Partner

Strategic Partner

Strategic Partner

Organizing Partner

Events Partner

Tour & Accommodation Partner

Colombo Sri Lanka

@ICPSD 2019

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