On Wednesday 11 May 2016, during the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) co-hosted a side event to report on indigenous peoples’ participation in UNFCCC COP 21 and reflect on the outcomes and achievements of their advocacy and engagement. Panellists were welcomed by a full house and a number of viewers joining via live webcast.
Exigiendo el reconocimiento de sus derechos y que estos sean incluidos en los documentos de los acuerdos que se adopten que se adopten en el marco de la COP21, que se desarrolla en París – Francia, un centenar de líderes y lideresas indígenas de diversas regiones del mundo protestaron en la Zona Azul de la sede oficial de la Cumbre sobre Cambio Climático.
The International Indian Treaty Council, North America partners of the IIPFCC, held a regional consultation with members of local First Nations on 8 September 2015 in Edmonton, Canada, to discuss the effects of climate change in their communities and develop key messages for negotiators at the Climate Change Conference in Paris this December.
