The Indigenous Agenda in COP23

The Amazonian indigenous peoples of Peru will be represented by the Peruvian Inter-Ethnic Development Association (AIDESEP), whose delegates will participate in COP23 through bilateral meetings with parties (countries)and civil society organizations, press conferences, alternative events, among other activities.

AIDESEP, October 31,  2017. The twenty-third edition of the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP23) will take place from November 6 to 17 and will take place in the city of Bonn, Germany.

The World Climate Summit will bring together representatives, specialists and decision-makers from 197 countries to follow up on the Paris Agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

As we have seen in previous editions, indigenous peoples and local communities play a fundamental role when discussing the measures to be taken to address climate change.

As protectors of forests on more than one continent, and because they are primarily affected by the consequences of the climate crisis, their voices must be heard and taken into account.

In this edition of the climate summit, indigenous peoples’representatives will present their ideas, proposals and achievements in terms of forest conservation, ancestral knowledge, climate strategies, among other topics.

The Amazonian indigenous peoples of Peru will be represented by the Inter-ethnic Association of Peruvian Forest Development (AIDESEP), whose delegates will participate in the event through bilateral meetings with parties and civil society organizations, press conferences, among otheractivities.

Press Conferences

The different regional organizations of AIDESEP will have press conferences and the schedules will be detailed in the coming days.

Side-events

Alternate events will take place on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. We will soon report exact times and designated locations.

• Indigenous climate action for the fulfillment of the NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) to face climate denial.

• Traditional Knowledge, Paris Agreement and Indigenous Territorial Organizations.

• Climate catastrophe, adaptation and indigenous peoples.

• Upward approaches to reach NDCs.

The Amazon Indigenous Maloca Returns in COP23

A maloca is a very special place for Amazonian communities. It is a sacred center, a center in which they learn, share and meet. In this sense, the maloca is a vital center.

Its construction is not carried out according to plans but under the guidance of the sages of the community and this learning passes on from generation to generation.

That is why the Amazon Indigenous Maloca is a space that, besides being exclusive to the Amazonian indigenous peoples during the climatic summit, will be open to the public to listen, see, share and, above all, learn about the knowledge and contributions of the indigenous peoples.

The Indigenous Maloca will have a space for exhibitions, videos, publications and events. It is estimated that it will have capacity for 50 people.

This is the place chosen by AIDESEP to present their contributions and strategies to fight climate change with the various representatives and delegates from different countries of the world.

The strategies and contributions are contained in these five publications which are the result of studies and experiences of specific processes of the indigenous agenda of the last year:

• Haciendo visible lo invisible (Making visible the invisible). Indigenous perspective on deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.
• El aporte de las mujeres indígenas kechwa (The Contribution of Indigenous Kechwa Women). Plan to adapt to climate change in the Cumbaza micro-basin.
• REDD+ Indígena Amazónico (Amazonian Indigenous REDD+). As public policy and national program.
• Estrategia climática de Aidesep (Aidesep ClimateStrategy).
• Las demandas territoriales de los pueblos indígenas amazónicos (The Territorial Demands of theAmazonian Indigenous Peoples).

We will keep on reporting.