Description

This publication contains the proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Poverty Reduction held in Manila on 25-26 October 2001. The workshop was the culmination of an ADB regional technical assistance project on Capacity Building for Indigenous Peoples/Ethnic Minority Issues and Poverty Reduction.

The project is mainly aimed at

• strengthening national capacities to combat poverty in the region, and
• improving the quality of ADB's interventions as they affect indigenous peoples/ethnic minorities.

Contents

• Foreword, Abbreviations, Opening Addresses
• Session I. Opening Statements by Government Representatives
• Session II. Opening Statements by Indigenous Peoples - Representatives/Civil Society
• Session III. Presentation of the Project's Main Findings
• Session IV. Plenary Discussion on Thematic Concerns
• Session V. Panel Discussion: The Role of International Assistance
• Session VI. Broad Principles of a Regional Action Plan, Specific Proposals, and Operational Implications
• Session VII. The Draft Regional Action Plan
• Annex I. List of Participants and Observers
• Annex II. Workshop Program