The Global Summit on Climate Change, organized by the UNU Institute for Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) Traditional Knowledge Initiative and held 20–24 April, 2009 in Anchorage, Alaska, brought together over 400 indigenous delegates and observers. It enabled 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 in December.
Focus areas:
Capacity building
Regions covered:
Global
Participating entities:
UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative
Non-UN partners:
Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)
Publications:
Report of the 2009 Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change (forthcoming)
The IPCC has identified local knowledge as an important missing element in its previous assessments and a focus for its next assessment process. The UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative looks at this important area.
GEIC is a joint initiative between the United Nations University and the Minstry of the Environment, Japan.
Links
On 7 December 2009, the international community will gather at a conference in Copenhagen to try to find a solution to the gravest danger our planet faces: climate change.
Global Dashboard, edited by David Steven and Alex Evans, offers insightful analysis of vital issues including climate change, the food crisis, and human security. Be sure to read their article Climate Change: The State of the Debate(PDF).
