On its 30th anniversary, IFAD is preparing a new flagship publication on key challenges and lessons for overcoming rural poverty today. The publication aims to provide policy-relevant lessons about what challenges the rural poor are facing in a rapidly changing world, what solutions are being developed in the field, and how these may be replicated or scaled up. Core chapters of the publication are based on five key areas in which poor rural people meet challenges today, namely: natural resources, agricultural services, markets, non-farm employment and enterprise development, and governance processes. The consultation thus generally aims to build a broad constituency for this publication and to ensure that it reflects current and new challenges from the standpoints of the rural poor.
This regional consultation aims to gather IFAD's country and regional partners, other donor agencies, civil society groups, and senior policymakers to discuss key challenges as they relate to global changes and emerging issues. It also aims for the participants to discuss successful responses that have positive potential to contribute to sustainable rural poverty reduction.
22-24 July 2008
Sofitel Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Philippines
Participation is by invitation only
Dr. Maria Celeste H. Cadiz
Training Manager
Tel. No.: (63-49) 536-2554, local 173/125
Fax: (63-49) 536-2283
E-mail:
or
Ms. Nova A. Ramos
Training Associate
E-mail:
