The Indigenous Peoples' Biocultural Climate Change Assessment Initiative (IPCCA) is an international indigenous research initiative arising out of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, where it was noted:[1]
To: 1. empower indigenous peoples to develop and use indigenous frameworks to assess the impact of climate change on their communities and ecosystems 2. to develop and implement strategies for building indigenous resilience and adaptive strategies to mitigate impacts 3. to enhance biocultural diversity for food sovereignty and self determined development or “Buen Vivir.”
Headquarters
Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES) Calle Ruinas 451, Cusco
i. Association Andes, ii. Indigenous Peoples Consortium on climate Change, iii. Call of the Earth Group, iv. Traditional Knowledge Initiative of the Institute of Advanced Studies (United Nations University) v. International Institute for Environment and development vi. OXFAM-NOVIB vii. Christensfund vii. Land is Life
" .. cultures that support TK[Traditional Knowledge] around the world are often living in marginal ecosystems, such as the Arctic, mountains, deserts and small islands ..[which are] .. often the sources of key ecosystem services .... most vulnerable to climate change"
At the Seventh Session of the Permanent Forum, held from 21 April to 2 May 2008, it was recommended that:[1]
" ..the United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies, university research centres and relevant United Nations agencies conduct further studies on the impacts of climate change and climate change responses on indigenous peoples who are living in highly fragile ecosystems".
From this recommendation, a formal Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative was formed between the United Nations University's Institute of Advanced Studies and a number of non-United Nations partners; with an indigenous led steering committee coordinated by a secretariat housed within the Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES), Peru; and an objective:[3][4][5]
"To empower indigenous peoples to develop and use indigenous frameworks to assess the impact of climate change on their communities and ecosystems and to develop and implement strategies for building indigenous resilience and adaptive strategies to mitigate impacts while enhancing biocultural diversity for food sovereignty and self determined development or “Buen Vivir.”"
On the 20–24 April 2009, members of the Indigenous Peoples' Biocultural Climate Change Assessment Initiative assisted a Global Summit of Indigenous Peoples held in Anchorage (Alaska) to discuss Climate Change[6]
"The purpose of the Summit was to enable indigenous peoples from all regions of the globe to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change, and to develop key messages and recommendations to be articulated to the world at the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009"
The United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies provided significant and substantive assistance preparing background papers for this Summit, with the logistics of this Summit, plus with rapporteuring for this Summit, one of the outcomes of which was an 'Anchorage Declaration' of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change[7]
Indigenous participation in climate change research – an academic perspectiveedit
The authors of "Indigenous framework for observing and responding to climate change in Alaska", an article appearing in the March 2013 issue of Climatic Change, argue that there needs to be a five-pronged approach to increasing the participation of indigenous peoples in creating climate-change remedies.[8]
Employ communities in the formulation of solutions to climate change.
Foster an environment where multiple ways of understanding, both western and indigenous, can be accepted and celebrated.
Provide direct assistance on the community-level for those seeking out concrete ways to protect themselves from climate-change related issues.
Encourage teamwork for devising solutions for climate change that satisfy both western and indigenous points of view.
Strengthen communication networks of tribes, scientists, and other anti-climate-change actors so that collaboration can provide more specific fixes to climate change.
Further readingedit
IUCN (April 2008) "Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate Change: Summary Version" On-Line PaperAccessed 5 December 2009
Dounias, Edmond (2009) "The sentinel key role of indigenous peoples in the assessment of climate change effects on tropical forests" Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, On-line paper Accessed 6 December 2009
Mclean, Kirsty Galloway McLean (2009) Advance Guard: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, Mitigation and Indigenous Peoples - a compendium of case studies (Advance Reading Copy), United Nations University - Institute of Advanced Studies Traditional Knowledge Initiative[permanent dead link] Accessed 6 December 2009
Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative WebsiteAccessed 5 December 2009
Accessed 5 December 2009
United Nations University's 'Our World 2' Indigenous voices on climate change filmsAccessed 5 December 2009
Referencesedit
^ abUnited Nations University Traditional Knowledge Initiative "Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment: Background" webpage[permanent dead link] Accessed 5 December 2009
^. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
^United Nations University Climate Change Activities "Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment (IPCCA) webpage Accessed 6 December 2009
^Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative "The Initiative" webpage 2009-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 5 December 2009
^Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change webpage "Background and Final Report" Accessed 6 December 2009
^Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate change "Anchorage declaration" webpage" Accessed 6 December 2009
^Cochran, Patricia (March 2013). "Indigenous frameworks for observing and responding to climate change in Alaska". Climatic Change.
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This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Indigenous Peoples Biocultural Climate Change Assessment Initiative IPCCA is an international indigenous research initiative arising out of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues where it was noted 1 Indigenous Peoples Biocultural Climate Change Assessment InitiativeAbbreviationIPCCALegal statusPartnershipPurposeTo 1 empower indigenous peoples to develop and use indigenous frameworks to assess the impact of climate change on their communities and ecosystems 2 to develop and implement strategies for building indigenous resilience and adaptive strategies to mitigate impacts 3 to enhance biocultural diversity for food sovereignty and self determined development or Buen Vivir HeadquartersAssociation for Nature and Sustainable Development ANDES Calle Ruinas 451 CuscoLocationPeruRegion servedGlobalMembershipi Association Andes ii Indigenous Peoples Consortium on climate Change iii Call of the Earth Group iv Traditional Knowledge Initiative of the Institute of Advanced Studies United Nations University v International Institute for Environment and developmentvi OXFAM NOVIBvii Christensfundvii Land is LifeOfficial languageSpanish EnglishWebsiteIndigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative cultures that support TK Traditional Knowledge around the world are often living in marginal ecosystems such as the Arctic mountains deserts and small islands which are often the sources of key ecosystem services most vulnerable to climate change 2 At the Seventh Session of the Permanent Forum held from 21 April to 2 May 2008 it was recommended that 1 the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies university research centres and relevant United Nations agencies conduct further studies on the impacts of climate change and climate change responses on indigenous peoples who are living in highly fragile ecosystems From this recommendation a formal Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative was formed between the United Nations University s Institute of Advanced Studies and a number of non United Nations partners with an indigenous led steering committee coordinated by a secretariat housed within the Association for Nature and Sustainable Development ANDES Peru and an objective 3 4 5 To empower indigenous peoples to develop and use indigenous frameworks to assess the impact of climate change on their communities and ecosystems and to develop and implement strategies for building indigenous resilience and adaptive strategies to mitigate impacts while enhancing biocultural diversity for food sovereignty and self determined development or Buen Vivir Contents 1 Global Summit 2 Indigenous participation in climate change research an academic perspective 3 Further reading 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesGlobal Summit editOn the 20 24 April 2009 members of the Indigenous Peoples Biocultural Climate Change Assessment Initiative assisted a Global Summit of Indigenous Peoples held in Anchorage Alaska to discuss Climate Change 6 The purpose of the Summit was to enable indigenous peoples from all regions of the globe to exchange their knowledge and experience in adapting to the impacts of climate change and to develop key messages and recommendations to be articulated to the world at the Conference of Parties COP to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen Denmark in December 2009 The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies provided significant and substantive assistance preparing background papers for this Summit with the logistics of this Summit plus with rapporteuring for this Summit one of the outcomes of which was an Anchorage Declaration of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change 7 Indigenous participation in climate change research an academic perspective editThe authors of Indigenous framework for observing and responding to climate change in Alaska an article appearing in the March 2013 issue of Climatic Change argue that there needs to be a five pronged approach to increasing the participation of indigenous peoples in creating climate change remedies 8 Employ communities in the formulation of solutions to climate change Foster an environment where multiple ways of understanding both western and indigenous can be accepted and celebrated Provide direct assistance on the community level for those seeking out concrete ways to protect themselves from climate change related issues Encourage teamwork for devising solutions for climate change that satisfy both western and indigenous points of view Strengthen communication networks of tribes scientists and other anti climate change actors so that collaboration can provide more specific fixes to climate change Further reading editIUCN April 2008 Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate Change Summary Version On Line PaperAccessed 5 December 2009 Dounias Edmond 2009 The sentinel key role of indigenous peoples in the assessment of climate change effects on tropical forests Climate Change Global Risks Challenges and Decisions On line paper Accessed 6 December 2009 Mclean Kirsty Galloway McLean 2009 Advance Guard Climate Change Impacts Adaptation Mitigation and Indigenous Peoples a compendium of case studies Advance Reading Copy United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies Traditional Knowledge Initiative permanent dead link Accessed 6 December 2009 NCCARF and UoM 2013 Indigenous Dimensions of Climate Change Information Website See also editUnited Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues United Nations University Global warming Effects of global warming Indigenous peoples Traditional Ecological KnowledgeExternal links editIndigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative WebsiteAccessed 5 December 2009 United Nations University Traditional Knowledge Initiative s Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment WebsiteAccessed 5 December 2009 United Nations University s Our World 2 Indigenous voices on climate change filmsAccessed 5 December 2009References edit a b United Nations University Traditional Knowledge Initiative Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Background webpage permanent dead link Accessed 5 December 2009 Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Archived from the original on 2010 01 17 Retrieved 2009 12 05 United Nations University Climate Change Activities Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment IPCCA webpage Accessed 6 December 2009 IUCN Indigenous Peoples amp Climate Change webpage Accessed 6 December 2009 Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative The Initiative webpage Archived 2009 10 23 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 5 December 2009 Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change webpage Background and Final Report Accessed 6 December 2009 Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate change Anchorage declaration webpage Accessed 6 December 2009 Cochran Patricia March 2013 Indigenous frameworks for observing and responding to climate change in Alaska Climatic Change Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indigenous Peoples Climate Change Assessment Initiative amp oldid 997046113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
