Part 2 of our follow-up report on the event on poverty turnaround on April 2, 2024: There is an urgent need for action on sustainable solutions to the debt issue and the economic-ecological-social transition in low-income countries. The complex topics were illuminated in two discussion rounds with various experts.
In order to lift billions of people in countries of the Global South out of poverty, a transformation of the international financial architecture and global trade agreements is needed. If Austria is to position itself in this regard, it will have to work on systemic solutions.
World Bank, Earth4All and other reports show the links between the debt crisis and the climate crisis. Low-income countries in particular are severely affected. Sabine Gaber describes the challenges facing the international financial system.
Global poverty is certainly the most urgent global problem at present. Combating it is not only a prerequisite for individual well-being and peaceful coexistence, but also for a successful climate policy strategy.
On April 2, we will address another complex topic – the reduction of global poverty – the turnaround poverty