Host Organisation

Alianza Global de Comunidades Territoriales (GACT)

Outline

Move the Money, Shift the Power is a high-level dialogue proposed for COP31 and convened by the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC) Women’s Movement. The event will bring together Indigenous women leaders from AMAN, REPALEAC, AMPB, COICA and APIB with representatives of donor governments, philanthropy and multilateral mechanisms to address a central question: what must change for climate finance to reach the territories and strengthen Indigenous women’s decision-making power? Grounded in territorial experiences and proposals, the session will seek verifiable commitments toward direct, flexible, long-term and traceable finance, with Indigenous women effectively participating in priority-setting, resource allocation and accountability. The format will combine interventions by Indigenous women leaders, institutional responses and a collective call to action. Its core message is that moving resources is not enough: decision-making power must also shift, recognizing Indigenous women as rights holders, territorial authorities and leaders of climate solutions.

Speakers

Indigenous women leaders from the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC), including Rukka Sombolingg and Elisabeth Simanjuntak (AMAN, Indonesia), Aissatou Oumarou and Merlin Bulonga  (REPALEAC, Central Africa), Sara Omi (AMPB, Mesoamerica) and Arnelio Brenes, Marisol García Apagüeño and Miguel Angel (COICA, Amazon Basin), and Luana Kaingang and Sally Nhandewa(APIB, Brazil) , alongside senior representatives from donor governments, philanthropy and multilateral climate finance institutions

Languages

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