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Consultation with Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation

UN Headquarters, New York
21-25 April 2008

13:15-14:45 on the 21 April with side-events on the 22 and 25 April (details below)

On the occasion of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UNDP Environment and Energy Group and GEF Small Grants Programme host a unique panel to discuss the implications of climate change on indigenous peoples.

Participants

Vicky Tauli-Corpus (Moderator)
Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues;
Executive Director of Tebtebba Foundation

Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
Charles McNeill, Senior Advisor, Environment and Energy Group, UNDP

• History and development of UN Joint Programme on REDD
• Activities, objectives, potential development of REDD guidelines
  

Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples
by Ricardo Fuentes, Policy Specialist, Co-author of the 2007/2008 Human Development Report

• Provide examples of case studies reflecting differential impact of climate change on Indigenous Peoples and local communities (e.g. Arctic)
  

Community Based Adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change
by Stephen Gitonga, Policy Specialist, Environment and Energy Group, UNDP

• Working with UNF - CBA Facility
• Communities in Africa
• Community Conserved Areas
  

Discussants:

Max Ooft, Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname

• document, facilitate, and capture testimonies of IPs

Matt Spanagle

• CDM, carbon finance expertise
  

Introduction

Moderator (Charles McNeill/Vicki Corpus)

• Welcome and presentation of goal of consultation
• Latest developments in UNDP policy response to climate change and Indigenous Peoples (outcome of previous meetings)
  
• UNDP/SGP's commitment to consulting with Indigenous Peoples on role of community approaches to climate change
• Importance of understanding and highlighting IP views and roles in responding to climate change - leveraging benefits from evolving policies on climate change
• Invite participants to join:
  • PFII Side Event/Workshop on "Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Mobilizing Collaborative Action" - jointly organized by UNDP, Conservation International, Tribal Link Foundation, the Government of Germany, IAITPTF, Land is Life. To be held from 8:30 to 17:30 Friday April 25, German Mission, 871 UN Plaza at 1st Ave / E 49th St.
  • PFII Side Event: Consultation with Indigenous Peoples on Natural Resource Management and Climate Change. To be held: Tuesday, April 22. Organized by: Chandra Roy, UNDP RBAP RIPP
  • Introduce Insight Participatory Video crew as part of consultative process
  • Introduce Max Ooft as person responsible for documenting and synthesizing results from the consultative process
    

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