Showcasing Umbrella Programme for Natural Resource Management at Livelihood Asia Summit 2014
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 to Thursday, December 11, 2014
Venue: Eros Hotel, New Delhi
Plenary session on “ Sustaining Livelihoods and Natural Resources – The Umbrella Programme for Natural Resource Management (UPNRM)
Livelihoods Asia Summit will be held in New Delhi on December 10 and 11, 2014. This is a unique platform established to facilitate south-south dialogue on livelihoods enhancement of the poor. Officials of NABARD, KfW, GIZ and two channel partners will share the experiences of ‘Credit Plus’ approach of the UPNRM programme.
The summit will explore scalable solutions that involve inclusive business models, inclusive value chains, livelihoods innovations, skill development, private sector partnerships, among other approaches that offer a pathway out of poverty. It will enable diverse stakeholders to meet and share experiences and breakthroughs, discuss issues and challenges that the poor face and build consensus on strategies that will help in strengthening the enabling environment and deliver sustainable outcomes.
More than 500 stakeholders from about 10 Asian countries, including policy makers, practitioners, academia, researchers, multilateral/ bilateral development agencies and private sector companies are expected to participate in the summit with over 50 eminent thought leaders and sector specialists speaking in various panels.
The list of sub-themes at the summit are:
- South-South cooperation for livelihoods promotion
- Policy innovations for poverty reduction
- Empowering women in agriculture
- Collective action for small producers
- Skilling the workforce
- Private Sector Partnerships for livelihoods promotion
- Inclusive Agri Value Chains