Transcript CLIMATE CHANGE & ITS IMPACT ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

CLIMATE CHANGE:
Its Impact on Indigenous Peoples,
their cultures and Traditional
knowledge.
5th-7th Sept 2007, NY, USA.
Daniel Salau Rogei
Simba Maasai Outreach Organization.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 254 202044579
IPs distinctive features….
•
Embodies and depend
on the natural
environment.
• Practice their sociocultural lifestyle, Ik
• Depended on their
traditional economic
livelihood.
• Have been politically and
economically
marginalized.
IPs and their environments..
• Livelihoods &
spiritual reverence
• Link between
biodiversity and
cultural diversity.
• Stewards &
custodians through
TK.
Socio cultural lifestyle…
• Known for their resilient and beautiful
culture and languages
• Strong social ties and networks
• Rich Indigenous
knowledge
• Respect for social
Justice & nature
Economic livelihoods
– Hunter gatherers
e.g bushmen
– Nomadic
Pastoralists e.g the
Maasai
– Small scale
farmers - use
indigenous seeds
– Traditional fisher
folks
–
Our thermometer…
• Mt. Kilimanjaro
Why IPs are Vulnerable..
• Loss of land
• Encroachment to
forests/concessions.
• IPs non-recognition,
discrimination/margin
alization eg Africa
• Lack of awareness.
• Unfavorable
policies/laws.
• Victims of capitalism
and globalization
Indicators..
Unpredictable
weather patterns.
• Frequent droughts,
famines and floods
• Shrinking resources
eg water and foliage
• Extreme temperatures
•Disappearance of
biodiversity.
•Desertification
•
Its Impacts….
• Threatened
livelihoods
• Increased poverty
• Disintegration of
cultures and loss of
indigenous
knowledge
• Loss of Biodiversity
• Instability /conflicts
• Chaos! - Early
warning systems
Challenges…
• Lack of access to
information.
• Commercialization of
forests through carbon
trade.
• Lack of capacity to
address and mitigate
• Limited participation in
climate change
processes especially the
youth.
Solutions…..
• IPs are willing to be part of the solution
• Capacity building of IPs for preparedness
and mitigation.
• Recognition and inclusion of IPs in the
climate change processes.
• Respect of indigenous knowledge systems
and Intellectual property rights.
• Promote organic farming and revert to
indigenous foods and means of production
Solutions Cont…
• Embrace cleaner and sustainable energy
sources e.g solar, wind, biogas etc
• Adoption of Draft Declaration on IPs Rights as a
‘first aid’ measure.
• Create a special adaptation fund for IPs.
• Actions!
Thank You!