Impact of climate change mitigation measures on indigenous peoples and on their territories and lands

Mar 2008

At its Sixth Session, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigneous Issues (UNPFII) appointed the authors as Special Rapporteurs to investigate the impact of “climate change mitigation measures on indigenous peoples”.
In this paper, the authors summarize the effects of climate change on indigenous peoples, review mitigation and adaptation measures, and then analyze the impacts of these measures on indigenous peoples.
This paper includes case studies of mitigation measures under the Kyoto Protocol and other voluntary measures that are affecting indigenous peoples adversely. It also includes some good practice models and identifies opportunities for indigenous peoples.
The recommendations provide practical steps for the UNPFII, as well as proposals for states, the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, other United Nations bodies, programs and agencies, and multilateral bodies on climate change mitigation matters.

By: V. Tauli-Corpuz, A. Lynge (UNPFII)

 
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