Host Organisation
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Kapaeeng Foundation, LAHURNIP, Tebtebba Foundation, The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and the Environment (DSE), and University of California, Berkeley
Description
This session explores how Indigenous communities are advancing climate action and environmental stewardship through innovative uses of technology, data, and storytelling, while reflecting their own governance systems, values, and data sovereignty principles. It will introduce the Indigenous Navigator Climate Change Survey Module, a tool for assessing how national frameworks uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples in climate responses, including state obligations to prevent foreseeable harm in line with international human rights standards. The session will highlight further examples of how technology can be used to support Indigenous stewardship goals while maintaining authority, context, and cultural grounding; these include biodiversity monitoring on Indigenous territories and web scraping for data collection on land acquisition strategies. Moreover, the session will highlight insights from recent climate surveys in several Asian countries, demonstrating how community-generated data can strengthen rights-based advocacy and sustainable climate solutions.
This event provides a platform for Indigenous Peoples to enhance their environmental governance and climate advocacy strategies using data science methods and the Indigenous Navigator Initiative - a framework developed by and for Indigenous communities to monitor the recognition and implementation of their rights. A discussion will follow where audience participants will be encouraged to discuss how they currently use or could use data and digital tools to track, visualize, and communicate climate and land stewardship outcomes. This will lead to connections for an informal hands-on-segment and skill-share opportunity after the event for those interested.
The session is jointly organized by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), Tebtebba Foundation, the International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs, Kapaeeng Foundation, LAHURNIP, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and the Environment.
Speakers
Moderator: Welcome remarks and event objectives
Shohel Chandra Hajang, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
Presenters:
● McKalee Steen, UC Berkeley, DSE
● Magali de Bruyn, UC Berkeley, DSE
● Pallab Chakma, Kapaeeng Foundation
● Manoj Rai, Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepalese Indigenous Peoples
(LAHURNIP)
Special Remarks:
● Helen Magata, Tebtebba Foundation
● Kathrin Wessendorf, IWGIA
● Kittisak Rattanakrajangsri, Asia representative, FWG, UNFCCC
Languages
EN - SP