Conference on Poverty, environment and climate change

The CLACSO-CROP Programme is organizing, with CIPS and FANJNH in Cuba, an international workshop on “Poverty, Environment and climate change”.

11 - 13 November, 2010 / Havana, Cuba

The CLACSO-CROP Programme is organizing, with CIPS and FANJNH in Cuba, an international workshop on “Poverty, Environment and climate change”.

The combined effects of pervasive poverty, extreme inequalities,environmental degradation and already visible impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean have created an emergency situation that calls for a renewed focus on critical poverty research and structural change. In this workshop, the CLACSO-CROP Programme aims to explore some aspects of this problematic, from multiple perspectives, through empirical and conceptual contributions, and with the aim of bringing forward new visions for addressing both fair and pro-poor mitigation and adaptation strategies as well as suitable new poverty eradication strategies.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 1 June 2010.

For more information, please see the Call for papers.

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CROP Events

8-10 September, 2010 / Manchester, UK

CROP is co-sponsoring the Chronic Poverty Centre Conference hosted by Brooks World Poverty Institute. The final programme is now available.

4-6 October 2010 / Buenos Aires, Argentina

The workshop will focus on issues like what is the "power of the poor" in present time Latin American history; how to construct (historical) "memories" in the world of the poor and the relationships between churches and governing institutions.

10-13 November, 2010 / Havana, Cuba

Organized by the CLACSO-CROP Programme in collaboration with CIPS and FANJ.