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 Indigenous values and knowledge and local knowledge of values and knowledge systems of Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge systems in the national transparency reports, including in the National Communications.

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.