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A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
… The report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released last week provides a definitive … which leads us to three key insights. Combining sound data with local knowledge First, action on adaptation and resilience needs to spring … The report also highlights how different kinds of data such as indigenous and local knowledge need to be considered alongside …
Insight, 09 March 2022
A photo and a plan of a small plot.
CBA15: Four messages ahead of COP26
Insight, 05 July 2021
A man walking a bike on a flooded road
A changing world needs changing methods: six steps for evaluations to assess “what will work”
Insight, 11 July 2022
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaking the World Economic Forum in 2017 (Photo: Jakob Polacsek/World Economic Forum, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: getting indigenous women's voices heard on the SDGs
… Much of your work has been around championing the rights of indigenous women. What needs to happen to ensure the Sustainable … in. And in the context of the environment and people’s livelihoods, climate change is a major threat in Chad. One of the most striking … change adaptation workshop – for example examining how traditional knowledge can be used to monitor climatic changes in the seasons – we …
Article, 15 May 2018
Men present findings on a large map at the front of a community meeting
How can we incorporate local knowledge into climate planning and policy? …Maps!
Insight, 17 January 2020
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SDG2: achieving food security, sustainability and resilience using genetic diversity and indigenous knowledge
… The genetic diversity preserved by Indigenous knowledge and practices provides a valuable resource for improving food security and adapting to climate change. Evidence from the SIFOR project (Smallholder Innovation … security, sustainability and resilience using genetic diversity and indigenous knowledge …
Publication, 01 December 2016
People sitting in a pasture
International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
… INMIP is an Indigenous Peoples-led network coordinated by the Peruvian indigenous … biocultural heritage, particularly spirituality, indigenous knowledge, customary laws, biodiversity and indigenous landscapes; and … in similar mountain agroecosystems and facing increasingly pressing climate change, biodiversity, cultural and socio-economic challenges. …
Project, 27 June 2019
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The Suusamyr Declaration
Publication, 01 December 2018
Forty governments and leading institutions commit to support locally led climate adaptation
… the United Kingdom and Irish governments, UN Development Programme, Climate Investment Funds, Zurich Investment Group, BRAC and Slum … in developing countries. Local actors have the experience and knowledge to inform which solutions will enable them to develop and … faced by women, young people, children, disabled, displaced, Indigenous Peoples and marginalised ethnic groups Provide more patient, …
News, 25 January 2021
A woman with a basket on her back picks tea leaves from a huge field surrounding her
Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate
… Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement on climate change and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, and … are transferred to the local level to get behind the priorities of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and other local actors. This is … local, intergenerational, indigenous, traditional and cultural knowledge needed to innovate and deliver sustainable development.  Last …
Insight, 27 May 2022