Opening invocation and Smoking Ceremony at Mirage Conference Room / Outdoor arena
Welcome remarks by:
Tiana Carter, FWG Co-Chair and Party member from Western Europe and Others group (WEOG)
Cathryn Eatock, FWG Vice Co-Chair and member from the UN Indigenous Sociocultural Region of the Pacific
Donna Lagdameo, Team Lead, LCIPP Unit, UNFCCC Secretariat
08:30 - 09:00
Introduction of the participants through interactive activity to meet and greet each other
09:00 - 13:00
Cultural Activity 1: Ngadiku Dreamtime
Lived experience to understand the special relationship of Indigenous Peoples with the rain forest at Mossman Gorge
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 17:00
Cultural Activity 2: Understanding the practices of KuKu Yalanji Peoples at the Cooya Beach
19:00 - 21:00
Welcome Reception at Mirage Island - Moderated by Ray Minniecon
Welcome by Uncle Juan Walker, Local Aboriginal Elder
Ceremony (Traditional Smoking Ceremony and cultural dances)
Keynote remarks by:
Tiana Carter, FWG Co-Chair and Party member from Western Europe and Others group (WEOG)
Cathryn Eatock, FWG Vice Co-Chair and member from the UN Indigenous Sociocultural Region of the Pacific
Erity Teave, Vice President, Rapa Nui Parliament
Indigenous Peoples representative from each country
08:30 - 09:00
Registration and badges pick up
09:00 - 09:05
Housekeeping by Donna Lagdameo (UNFCCC Secretariat)
09:05 - 09:15
Indigenous invocation
Invite participants to provide reflections on Day 1 cultural immersion
by Pastor Ray Minniecon
09:15 - 09:30
Session II: Organizational matters
Overview, objectives and expected outcomes from the Regional Gathering by Cathryn Eatock (FWG member from the UN Indigenous Sociocultural Region of the Pacific)
09:30 - 10:00
Session III: Indigeneity and Indigenous values
Overview of Indigeneity, Indigenous values and drawing on international Rights Framework
Open Talanoa
By Cathryn Eatock (FWG member from the UN Indigenous Sociocultural Region of the Pacific)
10:00 - 11:00
Session IV: UNFCCC and the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform
Overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Global Stocktake by Donna Lagdameo (UNFCCC Secretariat)
The Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) and its workplan activities by Tiana Carter (FWG Co-Chair)
Session VI: Thematic Area discussions under the UNFCCC process
11:30 - 12:30
Topic #4 : Just Transition
Presenters:
Examples from energy transition in the Pacific including the Marshall Islands Energy Road Map by Kathy Jetn̄ il-Kijiner (FWG member from UN Regional Group of SIDS)
Sharing case studies from the community by Lavenia Yaaikula
FWG 2025 Priority-Setting Meeting (only for members)
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Africa; Asia; Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia; Central and South America, and the Caribbean; North America; The Arctic; The Pacific
Knowledge; Capacity for Engagement; Climate Change Policies and Actions
The 13th meeting of the Facilitative Working Group (FWG 13)
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Africa; Asia; Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia; Central and South America, and the Caribbean; North America; The Arctic; The Pacific
Knowledge; Capacity for Engagement; Climate Change Policies and Actions
