Objectives of informal LCIPP contributors' briefings

• Update contributors of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) on work under the LCIPP and ways to get involved
• Promote the exchange of experiences and good practices for addressing climate change
• Facilitate inclusive dialogue

Participants will also hear from relevant bodies and processes under and outside of the Convention about their efforts to engage indigenous peoples and local communities, as well as possible collaborative opportunities moving forward.

Context since the last informal LCIPP contributors' briefing in May 2022

The Bonn Climate Change Conference took place in June, also known as the 56th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB 56). SB 56 was the first opportunity for all Parties to the UNFCCC to meet since the adoption of the Glasgow Climate Pact. It was also an important milestone in the preparation of COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.

Delegates undertook the first technical dialogue of the Global Stocktake to review collective progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. Co-facilitator of the technical dialogue encouraged delegates to continue making submissions via the UNFCCC submission portal (see here).

The 7th meeting of the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the LCIPP also took place in conjunction with SB 56. FWG 7 marked the first membership transition of the FWG since its establishment in 2019. FWG elected its new Co-Chairs and Vice Co-Chairs while maintaining the balance between representatives from indigenous peoples organizations and Party representatives, as well as gender balance in FWG Co-Chairmanship.

The FWG, with the support of the secretariat, is well underway in facilitating the implementation of the second three-year workplan of the LCIPP for the period 2022-2024. The workplan activities include gatherings of knowledge holders both at the regional and global levels to bring together strategies and techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resilience.

Background

The COP and CMA  emphasized the role of the culture and knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities in effective action on climate change, through decisions 1/CP.26 and 1/CMA.3 . Close contact with nature and generations of observation position holders of indigenous and local knowledge with crucial expertise pertinent to finding approaches to mitigate, adapt, and build resilience in the face of climate change.

The inclusion of the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities can contribute to overcoming the combined challenges of climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation, and combating desertification and land degradation (IPCC, 2020), and increase prospects for climate-resilient development (IPCC, 2022). The IPBES also reported that nature is generally declining less rapidly under the care of indigenous peoples and local communities than in other lands (IPBES, 2019).

To achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement and reverse biodiversity decline, the practices and experiences with mitigation and adaptation of indigenous peoples and local communities can provide concrete examples of effective action, enrich climate policy and action options, and help reorient how society interacts with nature for long-term resilience for all. The LCIPP is an open and inclusive space and brings together people to:

1. Exchange experiences and good practices with a view to applying, strengthening, protecting and preserving traditional knowledge, knowledge of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems, as well as technologies, practices and efforts of local communities and indigenous peoples related to addressing and responding to climate change, taking into account the free, prior and informed consent of the holders of such knowledge, innovations and practices;
2. Build the capacity of indigenous peoples and local communities to enable their engagement in the UNFCCC process and the capacity of Parties and other relevant stakeholders to engage with the platform and with local communities and indigenous peoples, including in the context of the implementation of the Paris Agreement and other climate change related processes;
3. Facilitate the integration of diverse knowledge systems, practices and innovations in designing and implementing international and national actions, programmes and policies in a manner that respects and promotes the rights and interests of local communities and indigenous peoples. The platform should also facilitate the undertaking of stronger and more ambitious climate action by indigenous peoples and local communities that could contribute to the achievement of the nationally determined contributions of the Parties concerned.

To share experiences and good practices from your community related to addressing and responding to climate change, please contact the secretariat at LCIPP@unfccc.int.