The Success Story of the 4th International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development- 2017
The 4th International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development- 2017 (ICPSD 2017) was successfully held from 05th – 06th December, 2017 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Conference was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka with the collaboration of Department of Economics, Panjab University, India under the theme “ Strategies for meeting SDGs: Ending Poverty in all its Forms Everywhere” with the support of Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage .
The opening remarks of 2017 were made by the Conference Convener Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Co-Founder & Managing Director – The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka) and Conference chair Prof. Sarath Kotagama (Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka). The speech representing the Co – Hosting Partner was given by Prof. Upinder Sawhney (Chairperson, Department of Economics, Panjab University, India) The Plenary speech on “Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Development” was delivered by Mr. Aasim Siddiqui (M.D, Marine Group of Companies, Pakistan).
The keynote forum was consisted with two keynote speeches. The first keynote speech was delivered by Ms. Una McCauley (UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative, Sri Lanka) and the second keynote speech was given by Prof. Upinder Sawhney (Chairperson, Department of Economics, Panjab University, India) on “Poverty Eradication – A Global Challenge”
In today’s context the world is experiencing a wide variety of issues, of which some have been long lasting and are considered a global phenomenon. Poverty is one such issue the world is on the lookout for solutions and solutions that will sustain enabling a consistency in development. The emergence of seventeen aspirational Global Goals to be achieved within a span of a decade and a half was set by the United Nations with the aim of addressing areas that in summary are considered vital for a sustainable living. When considering all seventeen goals, the first among them is eradicating Poverty signifying the importance of the drive to address the issue.
