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Akmal Siddiq

Chief of Rural Development and Food Security, Thematic Group, Development Bank

Dr. Akmal Siddiq is a natural resource economist with extensive experience in sustainable development.

In a 20-year career at ADB, he has prepared several development projects and contributed to country strategies in several countries in the Asia Pacific region. He has promoted creative interventions in water resources management, horticulture and dairy value chains, animal disease control, and forest plantations development projects. He has successfully led important policy dialogues with high-level government officials. He leads ADB-wide new initiatives in the sector, cultivates cooperation with other organizations, and helps generate knowledge and adopt high-level technologies.

Akmal Siddiq is speaking at the following WCEF2018 session:

Tue 23 October at 14:00 : Circular Economy and Rural Development

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Project

WCEF2018

The World Circular Economy Forum presents the world’s best circular economy solutions and brings together key circular economy thinkers and doers from around the world.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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