Organisation

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

Description

In 2015, the Parties decided in Paris to create what eventually became the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP), which is operationalised by the Facilitative Working Group (FWG). This event will launch a report (English version and Spanish version) that reflects on the history of the LCIPP and the role of the FWG through the voices of key actors in the process. We will begin by analysing the main demands of Indigenous Peoples that led to the Parties' decision at the Paris COP. We will discuss how these expectations have been met by the LCIPP and its two first workplans (2019-2021 and 2021-2024). Emphasis will be placed on analysing how Indigenous Peoples' knowledge systems have been approached, and the extent to which this process has led to the recognition and participation of Indigenous Peoples in climate policy and action, including the repercussions at national and local levels. At the same time, we will discuss the main barriers Indigenous Peoples continue to face in the UNFCCC and how global climate governance can be transformed to foster a meaningful partnership between Indigenous Peoples and States.

Speakers

Gun-Britt Retter, Sámi People. Saami Council. Arctic Indigenous representative and vice co-chair Facilitative Working Group.

Daria Egereva, Selkup People. Center for Cultural Heritage of Indigenous People of the North. Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia Indigenous representative Facilitative Working Group.

Graeme Reed, Anishinaabe. Assembly of First Nations (AFN). North America Indigenous representative Facilitative Working Group

Elvira Gutierrez. Former Facilitative Working Group member, UN Regional Group Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)

Rosario Carmona (moderator)

Language

EN - SP