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The Baku Workplan (2025–2027) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) underscores the importance of ethically and equitably incorporating Indigenous values and knowledge and local knowledge systems into climate policies and actions. Collective Approach 5 of the Baku Workplan focusses on strengthening national-level climate action planning and implementation, including the development of policies and programmes that increasingly reflect the values, worldviews, knowledge systems and priorities of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
This annual dialogue is being organized as part of the activity 5.2 under the Baku workplan and will focus on ethical and equitable inclusion of values and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems in the national transparency reports.
In line with the functions of the LCIPP, the dialogue aims to
- Facilitate the exchange experiences and good practices on the ethical and equitable engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in national transparency reporting.
- Explore practical approaches to enhance the recognition of Indigenous knowledge systems and local knowledge systems within transparency-related data collection, reporting, monitoring and assessment processes.
- Identify barriers, enabling conditions and capacity needs for meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the preparation of national transparency reports.
- Strengthen dialogue and collaboration among Parties, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, constituted bodies and relevant organizations to support more inclusive and culturally responsive transparency systems under the Convention and the Paris Agreement.
Opening Invocation (TBD)
Opening
- Opening remarks by Co-Chair(s), FWG of the LCIPP
- COP 30 Presidency (TBC)
Setting the Scene
Overview of transparency reporting
by UNFCCC secretariat
Sharing Experiences and Emerging Practices in Inclusive National Transparency Reporting
This session will showcase experiences, lessons learned and emerging practices from Parties on the inclusion of Indigenous values and knowledge systems and local knowledge systems in national transparency reporting, including in the National Communications.
Parties are invited to share examples on
(a) participatory approaches to transparency reporting and climate data collection;
(b) incorporation of Indigenous knowledge systems and local knowledge systems in adaptation and resilience assessment;
(c) reporting on locally led climate action and community-based monitoring;
(d) recognition of cultural dimensions of climate impacts and resilience;
(e) institutional arrangements, safeguards and ethical protocols for incorporation of diverse knowledge systems;
(f) capacity-building, finance and technology support for participation in transparency reporting.
Collaborative Dialogue: Advancing Ethical and Equitable Engagement in National Transparency Reporting
This interactive dialogue will explore barriers, enabling conditions, capacity needs and practical pathways for meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the preparation of national transparency reports.
Indigenous Peoples, local community representatives, Parties, UN organizations are encouraged to provide their reflections to the guiding questions
Guiding questions:
- How could transparency reports better reflect community-based monitoring and diverse ways of understanding climate impacts and resilience?
- How could engagement be conducted in ways that are ethical, rights-based and culturally appropriate?
- What concrete steps could be taken to ensure that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are not only consulted, but their views and actions are reflected in national transparency reporting?
Closing
Closing remarks
Closing Invocation (TBD)