OBJETIVOS DE DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE - ODS
Exámenes Nacionales de Carácter Voluntario (VNR) Estimad@s, Quisiera compartir con ustedes el informe del taller sobre los Exámenes Nacionales de Carácter Voluntario (VNR) celebrado el mes de marzo en Corea, que contó con la participación de Bangladesh, Honduras, Costa Rica, Botsuana, Argentina, Nepal, Etiopía, entre otros. He marcado algunos puntos clave que tienen relación con los pueblos indígenas. La mayoría de los países se han comprometido a involucrar a las diversas pa
Textos: International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Cliamte Change IIPFCC para el dialogo encaminado
Best Practices on strengthening Indigenous Traditional Knowledge. We welcome the opportunity to express our views in relation to best practices on strengthening Indigenous Traditional Knowledge. We believe it is imperative to build upon the knowledge, science and technologies of Indigenous Peoples. Advancing the revitalization of Indigenous and traditional knowledge, strengthening Indigenous approaches to research, development, and
demonstration, promoting culturally appropr

ENB on site: Open Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on the Operationalization of the Local Communities and
This open multi-stakeholder dialogue convened as part of the process to develop the local communities and indigenous peoples platform (LCIP platform), established by Decision 1/CP.21 (Adoption of the Paris Agreement). Carlos Fuller, Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), and Grace Balawag, International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC), co-chaired the discussion. During the opening session, Fuller said the establishmen


Indigenous peoples strengthen capacities to input to GCF related policies and to understand IP acces
Baguio City, Philippines - Twenty-four indigenous peoples from 10 indigenous peoples' organizations across 9 countries from Asia, Latin America and Africa participated in a back-to-back workshop aimed to come up with a solid position on different Green Climate Fund-related policies. The workshops were held on February 4-8, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshops focused on brainstorming of indigenous peoples’ concepts of possible project idea notes for the GCF and contributi


IFAD-IPAF Joint Monitoring held in India
Tebtebba, together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) country office India, facilitated a joint monitoring of a project under the Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF) and an IFAD loan project in India on March 21-23, 2017. The IPAF is a grants mechanism under IFAD. It provides small grants to indigenous peoples organizations so that they can implement development projects based on their identity, culture, knowledge and natural resources.


Green Climate Fund adopts a decision to develop an Indigenous Peoples Policy
Baguio City, Philippines- On its 15th board meeting held in Apia, Samoa on December 13-15, 2016, the Green Climate Fund adopted a decision to develop a Fund-wide Indigenous Peoples (IP) Policy. The Board Decision B. 15/01 that was under the report of the activities of the GCF co-chairs a) requests the Secretariat to prepare for consideration by the Board, at its seventeenth meeting, a fund-wide Indigenous Peoples Policy; and b) invites submissions from the Board, and Alternat

Towards indigenous- and gender-sensitive Emissions Reduction Programs
Nineteen indigenous women and representatives from indigenous peoples’ and non-government organizations working on climate change and related matters from 12 Asia-Pacific countries participated in the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Indigenous Peoples and Gender Responsive Emissions Reduction Programs. Held on 25-27 February 2017 in Hanoi, Vietnam, the activity brought together representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,
Energía sostenible para erradicar la pobreza y promover la prosperidad en un mundo cambiante
Estimad@s, Quisiera informarles que la Subvención de Energía del Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de la ONU para el ciclo 2017 ha comenzado. El enfoque temático para el 2017 es "Energía sostenible para erradicar la pobreza y promover la prosperidad en un mundo cambiante", y está alineado con el tema del Foro Político de Alto Nivel (HLPF) sobre Desarrollo Sostenible que tendrá lugar en Nueva York en julio de 2017. Como usted saben, la subvención otorga un premio d

Convocatoria de International Land Coalition: Mujeres rurales y derechos a la tierra.
La Iniciativa Basada en Compromisos (CBI) – Multipaís “Mujer rural y derecho a la tierra” tiene como objetivo aumentar el acceso y control de la tierra y otros recursos de las mujeres rurales, así como la mejora de su participación en las tomas de decisiones sobre tierra y desarrollo rural en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Este objetivo, que busca impactar las políticas nacionales en los países de las organizaciones que hacen parte de la iniciativa (Bolivia, Colombi