Training to facilitate the participation and empowerment of Traditional Knowledge (TK) holders in the UNFCCC processes and other relevant policy processes is a vital need. Responding to the numerous calls for a short explanatory and introductory guide for indigenous people, the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) prepared a series of short guides to help Indigenous communities navigate the current international debate on climate change.
The UNU-IAS TK Guide Series includes:
Emissions Trading and Carbon Financing Guide;
REDD Guide for Indigenous Peoples;
Carbon Guide for Northern Indigenous Australians and
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).
