Given the AECID’s decades-long commitment in this area through the Indigenous Program, it is worth highlighting the potential, value, and opportunity presented by the alliance of diverse actors who share a common goal: combating climate change while defending the environment, with a vision of rights and sustainable development.
Objectives
- Raise awareness of the key role of indigenous peoples in protecting ecosystems and mitigating climate change, recognizing their traditional knowledge and ancestral relationship with nature.
- Promote inclusive and equitable partnerships between indigenous peoples, governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector to strengthen climate action.
- Exchange experiences and good practices on initiatives led or co-designed with indigenous peoples that have had a positive impact on climate resilience and environmental conservation.
- Identify barriers and opportunities for effective participation of indigenous peoples in climate policy decision-making processes at the local, national, and international levels.
- Promote respect for and implementation of the rights of indigenous peoples, including free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), in the context of climate and sustainable development projects.
- Promote concrete commitments to integrate indigenous peoples as strategic partners in national climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.
Moderator
Darío Mejía. Technical Secretary / Fund for the Development of the Indigenous People of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).
Speakers
- Anton Leis. Director / Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).
- Sonia Guajajara. Minister of Indigenous People / Brasil.
- Sonia Rojas. Member of Parliament of Costa Rica.
- Fabio Terceros. Centre for Research and Promotion of the Peasantry (CIPCA).