“Los pueblos indígenas de la Amazonía exponen en la COP22, Marrakech, su visión sobre la economía indígena y la conservación de la selva.”
Pueblos Indígenas y Cambio Climático en Abya Yala, sábado 12 de noviembre de 2016
Pabellón de las Comunidades y de los Pueblos Indígenas
Conocimiento Tradicional para la Acción Climática
CMNUCC/COP-22
FORO INDIGENA DE ABYA YALA
Pueblos Indígenas y Cambio Climático en Abya Yala
Marrakech, 12h - 14h sábado 12 de noviembre de 2016
Objetivo: Los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina, comparten sus experiencias, propuestas y visiones ante los impactos del cambio climático en sus territorios y negociaciones nacionales e internacionales.
Moderador: Onel Masardule, Pueblo Guna
Indigenous Peoples caucus stands with Standing Rock. Marrakech, Morocco
Some of the indigenous participants at the IIPFCC solidarity event for Standing Rock. Photo: Kailea Sonrisa
"In the shadow of a Trump presidency We the Indigenous Peoples Caucus condemn the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline" - Teanau Tuiono
At a special solidarity event and press conference at the Indigenous Peoples Pavilion at the UNFCCC's 22nd Conference of the Parties being held in Marrakech, Morocco in an official statement released on the 10th, the IIPFCC affirmed that Indigenous Peoples from 7 geopolitical regions around the world "stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and all “water protectors” in opposition to this project."
The event was moderated by Teanau Tuiono from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and speakers included Roberto Mukaro Borrero (Taino) from the International Indian Treaty Council; Alberto Saldamando of the Indigenous Environmental Network; Jannie Staffansson of the Sami Council; and Tui Shortland of the Pacific Indigenous & Local Knowledge Centre of Distinction. Additional statements of solidarity were shared by IIPFCC Co-Chair Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, as well as by many representatives of Indigenous Peoples from around the world. Speakers provided an overview of the situation at Standing Rock, shared the full IP Caucus statement, and provided additional commentary linking the situation at Standing Rock to other struggles facing Indigenous Peoples around the world.
Jannie Staffansson, representative of the Saami Council’s Arctic and Environment unit, echoed Santi’s concerns about indigenous tribal sovereignty: “We all hear the call and we all share the same struggles,” she said. “We are doing everything we can in all the events and forums that we are taking part of, to support you.”
Staffansson, a citizen of Norway, denounced the fact that the state-owned Norwegian Oil Fund is invested heavily in the Dakota Access Pipeline Project. “Norway should be cautious about violating indigenous peoples’ rights,” Staffansson said. “The whole world knows what is happening in Standing Rock. Norway is trying to make profit out of those violations. We need to divest from this bad fossil fuel industry.”
IIPFCC Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, November 10, 2016, Marrakech, Morocco
Indigenous Peoples discuss new platform at UNFCCC
At COP22 the Indigenous Peoples Caucus was invited by the UNFCCC secretariat to discuss a new platform for Indigenous Peoples as tangible a follow-up to the Paris Agreement and its paragraph 135. Representatives from 7 geo-political regions met to discuss the relevant article; provide comments on structure; and identify gaps as well as best practices. The Indigenous Peoples Caucus will submit its proposals to the UNFCCC secretariat on Friday, 11 November 2016.
Members of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at the brainstorming session with the UNFCCC Secretariat.
Agenda for the COP22 meeting in Marrakesh: Friday, November 11, 2016
Selection of events
09.00 – 10.00 Arabian Room (Blue zone)
Indigenous Peoples' Global Caucus Meeting
10.30 – 11.00 Indigenous Peoples’ Pavilion
Briefing for the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus
11.15 – 14.15 Indigenous Peoples’ Pavilion
Role of the Biocultural Diversity in the Resilience Face to the Climate
Organizers: Association de Gestion Intégrée des Ressources Agir/MEDNASSES
14.30 – 15.30 Indigenous Peoples’ Pavilion
Introduction of the film “Si no somos nosotros, entonces quién: Experiencias de Control y vigilancia territorial desarrolladas por pueblos indígenas y comunidades forestales”
Organizers: Nación Mayangna/ACOFOP/YATAMA
15.00 – 16.30 Bering Room (Blue Zone)
Advances and perspectives on the implementation of subnational REDD+ programs in Brazilian Amazon
Organizers: Institute for Conservation and Sustainable Development of Amazonas (IDESAM)/Sustainable Amazonas Foundation (FAS)
15.00 – 16.30 Pacific Room (Blue Zone)
Progress in Indigenous REDD+ Alternative in Amarakaire People (Peru) and other countries
Organizers: Ejecutor de Contrato de Administración de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (ECA - RCA)/Asociación Regional de Pueblos Indígenas de la Selva Central (ARPI-SC)/Coordinadora de Desarrollo y Defensa de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Región San Martín (CODEPISAM)
15.45 – 16.15 Indigenous Peoples’ Pavilion
The Use of Energy Saving Technologies in Climate Change Mitigation
Organizers: Maganjo Farmers Association (MAFA)
16.30 – 17.30 Indigenous Peoples’ Pavilion
Adapting to Climate Change in the Valley of Assif Melloul, Imilchil, Morocco (Preventing Erosion)
Organizers: Association Akhiam
16.45 – 18.15 Pacific Room (Blue Zone)
Climate Resilient Indigenous Economies: Pathways to Low-Emission Landscapes for Latin America
Organizers: Rainforest Alliance (RA)/Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)/Coordinating Body of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)/Forest Trends Association
17.45 – 18.15 Indigenous Peoples’ Pavilion
Fighting fire with fire
Organizers: Kimberley Land Council
Agenda prepared by DOCIP
UNESCO Policy on engaging with Indigenous Peoples
Docip has the pleasure to forward you the following message from the UNESCO focal point unit for indigenous issues:
Dear partners, colleagues and friends,
Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, decided in May 2010 to develop a UNESCO Policy on engaging with Indigenous Peoples.
To follow up on this decision, an intersectoral Task Team carried out face-to-face meetings, workshops and interviews with indigenous peoples who have partnered with the Organization in different areas of its mandate. These inputs, reflections and observations have contributed towards the current draft UNESCO policy for engaging with indigenous peoples. The draft policy document contains key principles for engaging with indigenous peoples, and guidelines for how these principles would be applied in UNESCO’s programme areas.
You are invited to review the draft policy and to inform us of your views. The review period runs until 30 November 2016. Following this review, your inputs, comments and criticisms will be taken into account by the Task Team when revising the document, with the aim to submit a final draft for consideration by UNESCO's Executive Board at its 201st session.
Please contact t.narayan@unesco.org if you’re interested in receiving the draft policy for review.
For more information, please consult our website. If you have any questions on the process, please send them to t.narayan@unesco.org
With sincere thanks in advance for your review and responses,
Ms. Trupthi Narayan
On behalf of the UNESCO focal point unit for indigenous issues.
t.narayan@unesco.org
+33 1 45 68 01 85
Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion at COP 22 Opens
The “Indigenous Peoples’ & Communities’ Pavilion: Traditional Knowledge for Climate Action” (Pavilion) at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) officially opened on 8 November 2016. The Pavilion will remain open to the public from 8-18 November 2016 and is located within the 'Civil Society Space’ or "Green Zone", which is adjacent to the COP 22 Blue Zone negotiation space. This Pavilion is accessible through accreditation.
The purpose of the Pavilion is to facilitate the effective representation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities by providing a dedicated gathering space to meet to coordinate on messaging and advocacy strategies; to convene events like presentations, policy dialogues, panel discussions, publication launches, etc. to advance discourse on indigenous peoples’ and communities’ solutions to climate change; and to be a center for learning and knowledge exchange on indigenous peoples’ and community issues in the climate context. The Pavilion will be a highly-visible platform for communicating and amplifying messages of Indigenous Peoples and local communities during the COP 22 negotiations.
African Indigenous Peoples Caucus meets at the Pavilion (Photo: Johnson Cerda)
#IndigenousCOP22 Schedule of events for #Day4 at COP22 IPs&C Pavilion
#Day4 Event 1/8 10.30 – 11am Briefing for the IP Caucus
#Day4 Event 2/8 11.15am – 12.15pm Installing Solar Home Lighting Systems in Indigenous Communities RASTA - Rural Agency For Social and Technological Advancement
#Day4 Event 3/8 12.30 – 1.30pm Untouchables in India: Indigenous or Not? VIKALP, Paryavaran Mitra
#Day4 Event 4/8 1.45 – 2.15pm Solidarity with Standing Rock Te Kapehu Whetu
#Day4 Event 5/8 3.30 – 4pm Urban Agroecology and Traditional Knowledge
COBASE Basic Technical Scientific Association Gherush92 Committee for Human Rights
#Day4 Event 6/8 4.15 – 5.15pm NDC: Opportunities and Challenges for Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples' Foundation for Education and Environment (IPF) Promotion of Indigenous Peoples and Nature Together (POINT); Ethnic Community Development Forum (ECDF); International Workgroup for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
#Day4 Event 7/8 5.30 – 6pm Contribution of Indigenous Women on Climate Change
ONAMIAP, FEREMIA, FEROCAFENOP, ASMUC, AMUAME, FENAMOPECO, ORDEMI, CECONSEC, FECONACA, FEMUPA
#Day4 Event 8/8 6.15 – 8pm Launch of the GEF-SGP Indigenous Peoples Fellowship Initiative
UNDP
Summary of all events at #Day3 #COP22 #IPs Pavilion:
11.15 - 11.45am
Forests of Peace in the Vaupés Department as a Conservation and Environmental Sustainability Strategy of the Amazon Region through the Strengthening and Wellness of the Indigenous Communities in the Postconflict - AATICAM (Vaupés-Colombia)
12 - 3pm
Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: the Russian Case
Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North (CSIPN) in a partnership with Russian-German Office of Environmental Information - German-Russian Exchange, IWGIA
3.15 - 5.15pm
Experiences of Non-Timber Resources in Protected Areas by the Indigenous People and Forest Communities
Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques (AMPB) - MASTA
ACOFOP Guatemala - ACRE Brazil
Panel: Model of Good Gerritorial Governance for the Correct Performance of the Global Tropical Forests and the Study ‘Increasing the Profits of REDD+ for the Indigenous People and Traditional Communities’
AMPB,RED MOCAF, RIBCA, ACOFOP, ANFG, FEPROAH
5.30 - 6.30pm
Introduction of the Global Campaign for the Territorial Rights of the Indigenous People
Congreso General Guna / Red Indígena Bribi y Cabecar
6.45 - 7.15pm
Contribution of Indigenous Community’s Traditional Knowledge to the Valorization and Domestication of Native Species of Prior Importance in Sustainable Natural Ecosystem Conservation in View of Climate Action
Action Ceinture Verte pour l'Environnement, ACVE
Rodion Sulyandziga speaking at the Indigenous Peoples Pavilion at COP22 during the "Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Russia case" event.
Media Advisory: Indigenous Peoples Caucus stands in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Credits: Sacred Stone Camp Facebook Page
"We call upon all member states, to condemn the destruction of our sacred places and to support our nation’s efforts to ensure that our sovereign rights are respected. We ask that you call upon all parties to stop the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline and to protect the environment, our nation’s future, our culture and our way of life."
- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Dave Archambault II
WHERE: Indigenous Peoples Pavilion : Green Zone, COP22, Marrakech, Morocco
WHEN: Nov 10th 1:45-2:15pm
WHAT: In the shadow of a Trump presidency the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at COP22 condemns the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline and stands in solidarity with our sisters and brothers of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and all “water protectors” in opposition to this project.
The Dakota Access pipeline is being built on the un-ceded treaty lands of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, without their free, prior and informed consent, as is described in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples article 32. The pipeline is also being constructed through sacred areas and ancestral burial grounds of the Standing Rock Sioux and other Indigenous Peoples of the area.
This massive construction project does not respect the Standing Rock Sioux's Treaty rights, sovereignty or their right to self-determination, and is an outright violation of their rights over their lands and resources as Indigenous Peoples, furthermore not respecting the human rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Speakers will present an overview of the situation at Standing Rock; share the full IP Caucus statement; and provide additional commentary; and take questions.
Moderator: Teanau Tuiono, Aotearoa
Roberto Mukaro Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council;
Alberto Saldamando, Indigenous Environmental Network
Jannie Staffansson, Sami Council
First Indigenous Peoples Press Conference at COP22
The Indigenous Peoples Caucus presented their views before the press on Tuesday 8 November 2016. Each region actively participated in presenting the perspectives of the Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus, as well as their own climate-related realities. In photo from left Rodion Sulyandziga (Russia); Jannie Staffansson (Norway); Alberto Saldamando (U.S.A); Estebancio Castro (Panama); Joan Carling (Philippines); India Logan Riley (Aotearoa/New Zealand); and Kimaren Stanley (Africa).
““As COP 22 is the COP for Action for the implementation of the Paris Agreement, Indigenous Peoples are calling on states and others to build partnerships with indigenous peoples based on the respect, recognition and protection of our rights, particularly to land and resource tenure in order to enhance the contributions of indigenous peoples to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Further, Indigenous peoples call on the states parties to support the Geneva Pledge on Human Rights and climate change to establish a working group or a programme of action on the implementation of the Paris Agreement. This shall include the full and effective participation of indigenous peoples through the appointment of representatives of indigenous peoples”
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Reunión con el Secretariado del UNFCCC
Por Johnson Cerda: Reunión con el Secretariado del UNFCCC para compartir ideas en relación a la decisión 135 del Acuerdo de París. La secretaria presentará una propuesta que el presidente de la COP planea sea uno de los resultados de la COP22
Indigenous Peoples Caucus Meets on Day 2
More Indigenous Peoples arrived today to the Blue Zone negotiations area, introducing themselves and integrating into the work to raise the visibility of Indigenous Peoples in this action-oriented COP. Specific proposals to be presented within the various meetings are being developed and the regional groupings are now moving forward with strategic planning.
Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement at COP22 APA Session
Jannie Staffansson reads the Indigenous Peoples Caucus statement at the APA session of COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco, November 7, 2016
On Monday, Jannie Staffansson (Sami) delivered the Indigenous Peoples Caucus Statement at the #UNFCCC Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) opening Plenary. The statement raised recommendations for the future implementation of the Paris Agreement, as well as called upon the countries who signed onto the Geneva Pledge on Human Rights and Climate Change to establish a Working Group or a program on Human Rights and Climate Change within the UNFCCC process. The statement made at the APA session was one of four presented by the Indigenous Peoples Caucus on Monday at COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco. #IIPFCC #Saamicouncil #IndigenousCOP22
Statement of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) to the Ad Hoc Working Group for the Paris Agreement (APA), November 7, 2016, Marrakech, Morocco
El día de hoy dio inicio la Conferencia sobre Cambio Climático
Por Adelfo Regino
El día de hoy dio inicio la Conferencia sobre Cambio Climático de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, la COP 22, en la ciudad de Marrakech, Marruecos, y que tiene como uno de sus propósitos la implementación de los "Acuerdos de París", que establecen las bases normativas para hacer frente y resolver el grave desafío que supone para toda la humanidad la cuestión del cambio climático.
Como es costumbre en esta Conferencia, hoy por la mañana se reunió el Cónclave de los Pueblos Indígenas, a fin de compartir información sobre las actividades a desarrollarse y repartir las tareas que cada uno de los presentes debemos asumir, a fin de plantear y defender las preocupaciones y exigencias que tienen los pueblos indígenas con relación al cambio climático.
En este contexto es importante destacar que con relación a los pueblos indígenas, se desarrollaron dos importantes actividades paralelas:
Por un lado un Panel organizado por la UNESCO en la que se abordó el tema de los "Conocimientos de los Pueblos Indígenas", que es una cuestión que se establece en el numeral 5 del artículo 7 de los Acuerdos de París que afirma: "Las partes reconocen que la labor de adaptación debería llevarse a cabo mediante un enfoque que deje el control en manos de los países, responda a las cuestiones de género y sea participativo y del todo transparente, tomando en consideración a los grupos, comunidades y ecosistemas vulnerables, y que dicha labor debería basarse e inspirarse en la mejor información científica disponible y, cuando corresponda, en los conocimientos tradicionales, los conocimientos de los pueblos indígenas y los sistemas de conocimientos locales, con miras a integrar la adaptación en las políticas y medidas socioeconómicas y ambientales pertinentes, cuando sea el caso."
Por el otro, Representantes Indígenas de diversos países de África, hicieron una serie de presentaciones sobre sus experiencias de trabajo en el marco del Mecanismo de donaciones específico para los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales (MDE), en sus esfuerzos por reducir la deforestación y degradación de los bosques. Una serie de experiencias que habrá que analizar teniendo en cuenta sus resultados.
Para mañana se tiene previsto la inauguración del Pabellón de los Pueblos. Esperamos el día de mañana poder informar sobre este importante esfuerzo que se hace en esta COP 22 para dar visibilidad al valioso aporte y contribución de los pueblos indígenas en todo el mundo a fin de resolver los desafíos adversos del cambio climático.
Indigenous Peoples Caucus begins daily meetings at COP22
The first of two weeks of daily meetings for the Indigenous Peoples Caucus was held on Monday, 7 November 2016 from 9-10am at the COP22 conference site in Marrakech, Morocco. During the meeting, strategies were set for the engagement of Indigenous Peoples from seven geo-political regions at COP22 throughout the day and for the week. On Monday, the #IIPFCC delivered four statements, two were read in plenary sessions and two were submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat. All the statements from the Indigenous Peoples Caucus are now located at the UNFCC website and will be made available here shortly. It is noteworthy that following very positive verbal exchanges during a meeting between Indigenous Peoples and several State Parties on Sunday, not one state mentioned #indigenous Peoples rights during any of their opening statements on Monday.
Rodion Sulyandziga; Grace Balawag; and Lhakpa Nuri Goparma Sherpa lead the spirited exchanged at the morning Indigenous Peoples Caucus meeting on Monday at COP22. Photo Credit: India Logan-Riley
Inició el Cónclave de los Pueblos Indígenas del COP22
Por Adelfo Regino
El día de hoy en la ciudad de Marrakech, Marruecos, que en lengua Amazigh significa "Tierra de Dios", ha dado inició el Cónclave de los Pueblos Indígenas en el marco de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático COP 22, que se llevará a cabo en esta emblemática ciudad del 07 al 18 de noviembre del año en curso.
Al inicio de este Cónclave se ha rendido un sentido homenaje al Dr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen por toda su labor a favor de los pueblos indígenas en todo el mundo, en particular por su valioso trabajo como primer Relator de los Pueblos Indígenas de la ONU. El Cónclave Indígena ha guardado un minuto de silencio y ha enviado sus condolencias a su familia, por su lamentable fallecimiento.
El Cónclave tiene una Agenda de Trabajo que se desahogara durante todo el día, con el propósito de tomar las decisiones más importantes con relación a la participación de los pueblos indígenas en la COP 22, en el que se tomarán decisiones trascendentales para la Implementación de los "Acuerdos de París" en el que será de vital importancia la voz y decisión de los pueblos indígenas.
Con dolor en nuestros corazones y pensamientos por la partida de Rodolfo, hoy damos inicio a una nueva jornada de lucha en la implementación de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en el contexto de las negociaciones sobre el cambio climático.
COP22 Conference Venue Information
The COP22 venue is at Bab Ighli is located approximately 10 minutes away from the Marrakech city centre and 10 minutes from Marrakech Airport. It consists of the main conference area, also known as the “Blue Zone”, and space for civil society and other participants also known as the “Green Zone”.
Registration
Registration is open from 5 November until Friday, 18 November 2016, from 8.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. The acknowledgement letter of the participant’s confirmation, obtained through confirmation in the online registration system, and a valid passport or a nationally approved photo identification card should be presented to the registration staff in order to ensure the issuance of your badge.)
Daily Caucus:
IPs Caucus daily meeting will take place from 9.00 AM-10.00 AM at room Arabian at Blue zone
Banking
Opening days and hours of the office of Bank Al-Maghrib at the Bab Ighli conference site: From Monday, 7 November, to Friday, 18 November 2016, from 9.00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please note that the Bank office will be closed on Saturday, 12 November, and Sunday, 13 November 2016. The Bank office is located in the Services area
DOCIP Technical secretariat at COP22
We have the pleasure to announce Docip’s presence at the COP22 meeting in Marrakesh, November 7 - 18, 2016.
You can find our technical secretariat in the Indigenous Peoples' and Communities' Pavilion, in the Green Zone. It will be open from 10:00am to 7:00pm.
Thanks to Docip's vast network of multilingual volunteers we offer the following free services to all Indigenous delegates attending the meeting:
▪ Translation to and from English, French, Spanish and Russian
▪ Interpretation on demand to and from English, French, Spanish and Russian for informal meetings and bilateral sessions, as well as regional caucus meetings
▪ Guidance for new participants
▪ Photocopies and other administrative tasks
In order to support the Indigenous delegates’ work, Docip offers them an office space equipped with:
▪ An office to use as workspace
▪ Computers and printers
▪ Internet connection
▪ Office supplies
For all questions please contact Karen Pfefferli: karen@docip.org - phone/whatsapp:+41 78 885 52 89 or Miguel Betti: sectec-intern@docip.org
COP 22 Bus Shuttle
Shuttle Service to COP22 site (Bab Ighli)
Shuttle service in the city of Marrakech will be provided free of charge for all participants (on presentation of badge) from November 5 to 18 from 6am to midnight, according to the following schedule:
– Peak hours (7am-10am and 6pm-8pm): shuttle every 15 minutes
– Off-peak hours (6am-7am; 10am-6pm and 8pm-midnight): shuttle every hou
