In line with the celebration of the Indigenous Peoples Day at COP28 the @iipfcc participated in the COP28 Indigenous Peoples Dialogue with the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, the COP 28 Presidency, and the UNFCCC Secretariat on 5 December in the Blue Zone at the Expo City Dubai.
Indigenous Peoples are key agents of change for climate action and for ensuring a just transition for all. Growing evidence shows that Indigenous Peoples values, knowledge, practices, and ways of living are instrumental for environmental conservation, maintaining biodiversity, furthering green jobs, enhancing resilience, and addressing climate change.
The Dialogue focused on how collective action can support both Indigenous Peoples inclusion in just transition plans and highlight clear examples of how Indigenous Peoples are already leading and contributing to just and inclusive transitions.
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Opening Statement by the IIPFCC at COP28
Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, National Indigenous Women's Federation
On Day 1 of COP28, Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, an Indigenous Youth activist from the Mugum Indigenous Nations in Asia, from the National Indigenous Women's Federation - NIWF NEPAL read the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change opening statement.
“We commit to working with States to implement real solutions based on our knowledge, practices, time-tested sciences, reciprocity with the natural world and Mother Earth, and the full exercise of our rights. Our collective survival is at stake and our children and future generations require action without delay.” ~ Pema Wangmo Lama Mugum, Mugum Indigenous Nations
> Watch the full opening statement here: https://www.youtube.com/live/kh872ctTc10?si=o8HCzlyuIQqmN4LH
Download English version
The Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion Now Open to the Public in Dubai
The Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion hosted by IIPFCC opened to the public today at 10 am (UAE)/10 pm (PST):
