Host Organisation

Tebtebba, IPRI

Description

Background and Rationale Indigenous Peoples are among the most affected by climate change, while at the same time they play a vital role in protecting ecosystems, biodiversity, and cultural knowledge that support climate resilience. However, Indigenous Peoples continue to face threats, violence, and systemic exclusion from decision-making spaces. Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples' rights is not only a human rights imperative but also a climate justice priority. Indigenous Peoples are frontline defenders of 54% of remaining intact forests globally , and as the Parties to the UNFCCC move towards enhancing the role of the forestry sector in the operationalization and implementation of key climate policy recommendations and decisions, there is a critical need to ensure that Indigenous Peoples’ voices and rights are centered in such discussions. Without safe and meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples, climate action risks perpetuating harm and failing to achieve equitable and sustainable outcomes. This side event will create a space to highlight the need for community perspectives and for their perspectives to be amplified in international climate policy discussions. It will showcase testimonies, good practices, and policy recommendations that bridge human rights and climate action, ensuring that solutions are people-centered and culturally grounded. Objectives 1. Raise awareness on the risks, challenges, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples in climate action. 2. Voicing out the challenges Indigenous Peoples face on the ground, particularly the human rights violations, land use conflicts, and the intrusion of forestry and extractive industries into their ancestral domains. 3. Explore synergies between different policy discussions in COP 30 and , Indigenous Peoples rights,4. Highlight Indigenous-led solutions and strategies for protecting Indigenous Peoples rights ensuring their full and effective participation in climate-related decision-making. 5. Generate policy recommendations for Parties, funders, and funding mechanisms under the UNFCCC to safeguard Indigenous rights while advancing just, inclusive, and resilient climate policies.

Speakers

The speakers will compose of Indigenous leaders from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Speakers will be 1) PINGOS Forum 2) Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) 3) AMAN 4) Tebtebba 5) Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI)

Languages

EN