espanolLa pobreza es concebida como una situacion problematica de indole multidimensional y multicausada, la cual es necesario contextualizar, caracterizar y comprender, con el objetivo de disenar e implementar acciones para reducirla. El presente articulo constituye una breve reflexion sobre la pobreza como problematica con una dimension economica, social, cultural y politica, en el que se aborda la conceptualizacion de la misma desde diversas perspectivas teoricas, asi como las estrategias que se han planteado para intervenir y resolver las problematicas a ella asociada. Igualmente se presenta una aproximacion a experiencias de lucha contra la pobreza en el Caribe Colombiano, en el marco de procesos de articulacion de la institucionalidad publica, el sector privado y organizaciones sociales con presencia activa en la region. EnglishPoverty is conceived as a problem situation of a multidimensional and multicaused nature, which is necessary to contextualize, characterize and understand, in order to design and implement actions to reduce it. This article constitutes a brief reflection on poverty as problematic with an economic, social, cultural and political dimension, in which its conceptualization is approached from different theoretical perspectives, as well as the strategies that have been proposed to intervene and resolve the problems associated with it. Likewise, an approach is presented to experiences in the fight against poverty in the Colombian Caribbean, within the framework of articulation processes of public institutions, the private sector and social organizations with an active presence in the region.