The Exhibition Floors

The Exhibition Floors (19-23 November 2012)

Throughout the GSSD Expo 2012, the exhibition floors showcased successful and innovative Southern-grown development solutions. These solutions are considered to be some of the best practical examples of South-South cooperation in the world today.

This year, the Exhibition Floors showcased 55 innovative development solutions - the largest exhibition floor of any GSSD Expo to date. The Exhibition Floors successfully linked Solution providers and seekers from developing and developed countries. The displays focused on many of the underlying principles of South-South cooperation: priority and demand driven solutions; Southern ownership; Southern leadership; broad-based partnerships; innovation; efficiency; sustainability; and scalability. In addition South-South, triangular and Public-private partnership mechanisms were also on show.

Some of the highlights of this year’s Exhibition Floors were displays from Impex Sunlite, and the FGV Foundation. India’s Impex Sunlite showcased an off-grid solar lighting initiative to improve the lives of over one million refugees, disaster victims, and impoverished populations through the provision of solar lanterns. The Brazilian FGV Foundation is working with Mozambique to enable the sustainable production of biofuels, while also contributing to the overall development of the farming sector.

To see pictures from the Exhibition Floor, click here.