The IPCCA, a UNU Institute for Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) project, aims to develop a series of indigenous assessments of climate change that will promote effective engagement of indigenous people in the climate change processes at all relevant levels. In particular, it will provide a basis for effective indigenous participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) processes and other national and international climate change processes, and incorporate indigenous knowledge into the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Focus areas:
Technology Transfer
Regions covered:
Global
Participating entities:
UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative
Non-UN Partners:
Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES)
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.
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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).
