KATOWICE, Poland – As discussions are made to steer directions and operationalize a global framework for global climate action in COP24 Katowice, NTFP-EP has teamed-up with European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability (ECOLISE) and Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre (KIRDARC) to discuss the role and contribution of indigenous peoples and local community initiatives for enhanced climate ambition, showcasing transformative change. This side event aims to present stories, researches and cases that demonstrates how innovative platforms, innovative mechanisms and local communities and indigenous people’s adaptation practices could generate significant impacts and contribute to Paris Agreement targets.
The event will take place on Friday, 07 Dec 2018, 16:45-18:15 (GMT+1), Narew. Click here to convert the side event time to your timezone.
For those who can’t join us in Katowice, a live webcast will be made available through this link.
Speakers:
Luca Jahier, President EESC
Meera Ghani, Policy Coordinator ECOLISE
Amelie Krug, Student Researcher, Global Ecovillage Network – Germany
Edna Maguigad, Policy and Governance Advisor, NTFP-EP
Gobinda Shahi, Program Director, KIRDARC
Robert Hall, President ECOLISE
Andrew Cooper, Rapporteur COR
16.45 Start of Side Event
16.45-16.50 Introduction and key messages of the side event, Robert Hall, President ECOLISE (5 min)
16.50- 17.10 ECOLISE (20 min)
On empowering and recognising the role of community-led action on climate. First, we hear from two EU institutions, one for labor market actors and the other for local governance on the significance of bottom-up initiatives. Then we hear from networks of community initiatives on the need for recognition and support and a practical case of transitioning European rural villages.
16.50 – 1655 Luca Jahier, EESC President (5 minutes) On the importance of community action
16.55 – 17.00 Andrew Cooper, COR Rapporteur (5 minutes) Community action & post-2020 climate governance
17.00 – 17.05 Meera Ghani, Policy Coordinator, ECOLISE (5 min) On EDSC and Enabling environments(fin/tech)
17.05 – 17.10 Amelie Krug, Student Researcher, GEN Germany’s project “Living in Sustainable Communities” (5 min)
17.10 – 17.15 Q&A as time permits
17.15-17.35 NTFP-EP section (20 min)
NTFP-EP will present stories, research, and cases from communities living in and around forests in South and Southeast Asia that demonstrate how innovative platforms, innovative mechanisms, and indigenous people’s adaptation practices could generate significant impacts and contribute to Paris Agreement targets.
17.15 – 17.35 Edna Maguigad, Policy and Governance Advisor, NTFP-EP: (20 min) Building community resilience thru community forestry and community-based forestry enterprises in Asia. Inclusive and working platforms for facilitating indigenous peoples rights in Climate Change actions, with guest appearance by an indigenous peoples representative from Myanmar.
17.40-18.00 KIRDARC section (20 min)
On the empowerment of vulnerable, marginalized and socially excluded indigenous mountain communities to realize their fundamental human rights promoting inclusive growth and fair development.
17.40 – 18.00 Gobinda Shahi, Program Director, KIRDARC (20 min): On the indigenous communities and mountains
18.00 – 18.05 Q & A as time permits
18.05-18.10 Closing words Robert Hall, President ECOLISE
18.15 Closure of Side Event
