Assessing the Role of Prejudice and Discrimination in Power, Poverty and Environmental Sustainability

Power in the form of energy is vital in our lives. Power in politics can determine our place in society and how we lead our lives. Lack of political power can lead to a life in poverty. Power and poverty affect the sustainability of the environment and society.

This conference will highlight and develop concrete initiatives that will assist developing and rapidly urbanizing countries in their work towards poverty eradication and achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and how national development agencies, international financing institutions, and NGO’s can contribute by integrating environmental concerns into their practice. This conference will focus on particular relevance to Sub Saharan African region while giving continued attention to trends and topics from other regions. The conference will promote a new development paradigm.