CANIFEX International
Socio-economic Development Centre
International co-operation for sustainable development


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24 September, 2008

CANIFEX International Director, Dr. Mohan Munasinghe, co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace, named Director General of the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester

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27 August,2008

CANIFEX International Director shares Nobel Peace Prize for 2007

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CANIFEX INTERNATIONAL is a private, federally incorporated, non-profit charitable organization. It was founded in
Montreal, Canada, with the general aim of working towards improving the effectiveness and efficiency of Canada's co-operative ventures in international development.


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CANIFEX INTERNATIONAL develops joint programs of education and research with universities, environmental, business and international organizations.

CANIFEX INTERNATIONAL works closely with the Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

CANIFEX INTERNATIONAL is MIND's North American representative and has a national and international role in promoting the study of the Environment and Sustainable Development in collaboration with MIND.


Company Profile

Board of Directors and Officers

Founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Gerald C. Gummersell, Chairman and Managing Director of The Gummersell Group; Director, New Federation House, Ottawa.

Vice-Chairman - International: Mohan Munasinghe, PhD, Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Geneva; and Visiting Professor, United Nations University, Tokyo.

President and Chief Operating Officer: to be appointed

Denis L. Daigneault, MSc (Acting Secretary). Coordinator, Academic Skills Centre, Dawson College, Montreal; President, Institute for Educational Resources, Montreal; and Vice-President, New Federation House, Ottawa.

Sria Gooneratne, MA,  Director of Lanka International Forum on Environment (LIFE), Colombo,Sri Lanka.

Jean Chevrier, LLB (Legal Counsel). Attorney; President, New Federation House, Ottawa.

Advisory Board

An Advisory Board of distinguished Canadians and international representatives will be established to assist the Board of Directors in its deliberations on linkages and funding.



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General Information: gummersellgroup@aol.com
 

Telephone:
(514) 562-2043


Postal address:
6767 Cote St-Luc Road, suite 241
Cote St-Luc, Quebec, Canada
H4V 2Z6



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