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Engaging pastoralist communities through citizen movements to amplify their voice
… The 'Engaging citizens for socially just climate action' project  examines deliberative and participatory … and human rights of pastoralists Samburu Women’s Trust :  promotes Indigenous women rights in Laikipia, Isiolo, Samburu and Marsabit … The main source of information is generated through Indigenous knowledge and practices, for example forecasts are generated through …
Article, 11 December 2020
Formerly arable land is seen dried in Fuyuan county due to drought in southwest China's Yunnan province, an area known for its mild climate (Photo: Mingjia Zhou, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Extreme climate impacts already causing devastation in mountain communities
… for their water .  Mountain ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … regions are home to some of the poorest and most marginalised indigenous people and in the last 18 months alone: Papua New Guinea has … to harsh conditions. These local landraces, along with traditional knowledge and farming practices are proving vital, but are rarely …
News, 18 November 2015
Three women walk down the side of a road carrying branches on their heads
Thriving and just societies: integrating climate, nature and development in a COVID-19 green recovery
… to a range of pressing risks today and in the future. This London Climate Action Week event on Tuesday, 17 November brought together … for locally led initiatives, with equitable governance that draws in indigenous and generational knowledge? The next 12 months present a milestone opportunity to … Climate change …
Event, 17 November 2020
CBA12: Key messages
… CBA12 focused on getting local experience on climate action heard. The CBA community of practice shared innovation, … adaptation technology Transforming 'lived experience' and local knowledge into evidence that drives better policies and investments … – focused on how to get the participation of grassroots and indigenous women into local, national and international decision-making …
Article, 11 June 2018
A herbalist shares information on medicinal and food plants growing in Kaya Kinondo Sacred Coastal Forest in Kenya
Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR)
… Climate change has a significant impact on poor farmers and indigenous … systems, recognising the close inter-dependence between traditional knowledge, biodiversity, landscapes, customary laws and cultural and … Climate change …
Project, 16 August 2013
A large group of people sit on the floor in the shade from a tree
Establishing a biocultural heritage territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests
… biodiversity hotspot and are revered as sacred ancestral sites by the Indigenous Mijikenda people. They have been designated a UNESCO World … forest and the Arabuko Sokoke Forest. Forest degradation, along with climate change, is also leading to drying up of essential water … to create strong community ownership and revitalise traditional knowledge. It will use decolonial approaches, methods and tools, …
Project, 09 February 2022
Seed industry and UN agency ignore traditional ways to protect biodiversity and knowledge
… countries are losing one of their best hopes to limit the impacts of climate change because of growing corporate control of the seeds they … say that customary approaches to protecting and sharing traditional knowledge and biological resources build resilience to environmental … ignores farmers’ rights to adapt to climate change UN agency ignores indigenous approach to knowledge protection …
News, 09 November 2009
D&C Days at COP20 focused on innovative approaches and incisive dialogue for climate-smart development
Development and Climate Days event at COP20 focuses on zero-zero
… The 12th Development & Climate (D&C) Days event took place in Lima, Peru, from 6-7 … and waiting. In many cases sub-national governments, communities, indigenous people, even the private sector, have moved well ahead of … Development Institute (ODI) , and the  Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) . On the eve of COP20 the heads of the …
Event, 06 December 2015
Farmers in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces in Southwestern China have responded to climatic adversity by innovating to increase productivity using less water (Image: IIED)
Why listen to and support the most vulnerable?
… communities, to those who are most at risk from changes to the climate and wider environment. But it is not enough to just focus on the … likely to last. Such approaches capitalise on the energy, skills, knowledge and enthusiasm of those at risk. As the IPCC has recognised, indigenous, local and traditional knowledge systems and practices can be …
Insight, 02 October 2015
Woman digging a hole in the forest
Reimagining solutions to India’s water challenge: the art of governance
… and are influenced by multidimensional issues such as poverty and climate change. We therefore need an approach that focuses on the ‘art … of women, youth, children, disabled and displaced people, Indigenous Peoples and marginalised ethnic groups, and involve them in … Robust to climate futures : combine local, Indigenous and traditional knowledge systems with scientific and technical insights so as to test …
Insight, 20 January 2021