Serageldin Speaks on Poverty Eradication and Biodiversity
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Dr. Ismail Serageldin; Director of the Library of Alexandria, speaks at the International Conference “Reconciling Poverty eradication and Quality of the Environment: What are the innovative solutions?” held in Paris on 27 June 2011, under the patronage of the French Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industry. His speech will be given at a plenary session on Poverty Eradication and Biodiversity.
Co-organized by Veolia Environment Institute and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the conference gathers a wide audience representing academics, scientists, NGOs, multilateral aid agencies and donors, national, European and international authorities, businesses and political decision-makers, as well as postgraduate students of development. The conference aims at presenting, illustrating and debating global and local approaches and initiatives making it possible to reconcile poverty eradication and quality of the environment.
The AFD is a development finance institution that works on behalf of the French government. Its activities are aimed at reducing poverty and inequalities, and promoting sustainable economic growth. The Veolia Environment Institute’s main goal is to contribute to a fuller understanding of the transformations occurring in the field of the environment.