Transcript National Tribal Climate Change Initiatives

Tribal Engagement in
National Climate Programs
National Tribal Forum on Air Quality
May 13, 2014
Kathy Lynn
University of Oregon
Environmental Studies Program
Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project
http://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/
[email protected]
Garrit Voggesser
National Wildlife Federation
National Director
Tribal Partnerships Program
http://www.nwf.org/tribalprogram
[email protected]
Tribal Climate Change Policy Initiatives
Funding
Legislative and Administrative Principles
Tribal Climate Change Resources in the PNW
Traditional Knowledges and Climate Change
Tribal Sovereignty and the Trust
Responsibility
Questions for you!
TRIBAL PRINCIPLES
CONCERNING FEDERAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
Tribal Principles Background – Federal Climate Legislation
Purpose of New Principles
Principle Themes
Sovereign partners in assessing and addressing climate change.
Provided adequate resources to assess and address the adverse impacts
of climate change.
Access to the financial, technical, and other resources necessary for
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
AK Native Villages, Coastal Tribes, and Relocation.
Equitable representation on committees and workgroups.
Establish a high level interagency-tribal government task force to close
relationship gaps with federal agencies and implement climate solutions.
Address exclusion of tribes from federal natural resource programs.
Set-aside of resources for tribes in legislation, administrative actions, and
current and future natural resource programs.
Climate Change Funding
Department of Interior, Cooperative Landscape Conservation
FY 2009-FY 2014, $135-$170 million available annually to Interior Agencies
Little to No Funding Provided to Tribes in first 4 Years
BIA Trust Land is 10% of DOI Land Base
Tribal Lands = 16% of Total Acreage of Agency Lands in the CLC Program
Tribal Lands include 11 million acres more than the NPS, yet NPS received
50 times more funding in FY 2012
FY 2013 BIA Climate Funding -- $1 million = Less than 1% percent of total
funding
FY 2014 BIA Climate Funding -- $9.947 million
Advocating to Ensure the Same Amount is Available in FY 2015
Agency
Acres (in millions)
BLM
258
FWS
150
BIA/Tribes
95
NPS
84
Total
587
Climate Change Funding
Recommendations for FY 14 BIA Funding
Endorsed by 12 Tribes and Organizations Representing 90 Tribes
Task Force to Improve Communication with Tribes on Federal Initiatives.
Establish a Consistent Funding Stream.
Nation-Wide Training Program on Climate Planning and Implementation.
Ensure that climate research and data, data access, and decision support
tools is communicated and tailored to meet tribal needs.
Develop interagency coordination to align federal agency efforts to
formally engage tribes in those efforts in a clear and consistent manner.
Improve tribal consultation to mitigate and minimize the direct impacts of
climate change.
Sponsor a National Tribal Adaptation Forum.
Support the respectful and appropriate application of traditional
knowledge.
PNW Tribal Climate Change Resources
PNW Tribal Climate Change Project
Increase awareness about the impacts of climate change on tribal culture and
sovereignty and foster collaboration and opportunities for tribes to engage in
regional climate initiatives.
Develop tribal climate change profiles and resources
Coordinate the PNW Tribal Climate Change Network
Institute for Tribal Environmental
Professionals
Spring 2014 Webinar Series
Fall 2014 Climate Adaptation Training
Oregon Climate Change Research Institute
Northwest Climate Science Center
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives
Tribal Climate Change Funding Guide
Provide up-to-date information on
climate change related grants
Grant name
Agency
Deadline
Description
Category (Adaptation, health, renewable energy, etc.)
Funding Amount
Eligibility
http://envs.uoregon.edu/tribal-climate/
Tribal Engagement in
Northwest Climate Initiatives:
NW Climate Science Center and
North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Climate Change Resources:
2014 National Climate Assessment
2013 Northwest Climate Assessment
Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States:
Impacts, Experiences and Actions
Read about it in the Special Issue of Climatic Change in October 2013.
link.springer.com/journal/10584
Traditional Knowledge
Considerations:
The role of traditional knowledges in climate
change initiatives
Guidelines for bridging traditional knowledges
in climate research and collaboration with
public agencies
Protection for traditional knowledges
What is Traditional Knowledge?
Community
Traditions, Rituals
Practices, and Moral
Values
Intergenerational
World View of
Interrelationships with
the environment
Often expressed
orally through
Language, stories,
legends, folklore, songs,
taboos, and laws
TK
Sharing Through
Rules and Practices
of Governance
Image courtesy of Gary Morishima
Transmitted
interpersonally by
showing to
individuals entrusted
with care
The role of traditional knowledges in
climate change initiatives
Understanding climate change
impacts
Considering implications of climate
change mitigation strategies
Identifying tribally-relevant adaptation
strategies
Understand key concepts and
definitions related to TKs
What is Traditional Knowledge?
Who are the holders of TKs?
How are TKs relevant to climate
change?
Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Free, Prior and Informed Consent
"Free" implies indigenous control over decisions related to
consent free from force, intimidation, manipulation, inducements,
coercion, or other pressure by any government, agency,
company, or external entity in a process that is unbiased and
neutral as to outcome.
"Prior" means that indigenous peoples must be engaged before
alternatives are identified and actions or decisions are made.
"Informed" means that all relevant information must be made
available and provided in language/forms understandable to
indigenous peoples and that indigenous peoples must have
access to independent information and experts on law and
technical issues upon request.
"Consent" means that Indigenous Peoples have the right to say
"yes" or "no" at each stage of the decision making process.
Indigenous Rights and Sharing
Traditional Knowledges
Tribes and knowledge holders have
the right to participate or NOT
participate in federal collaborations
involving TKs
Solar Fountain
Source: Siletz Tribal Energy Program
Risks in sharing Traditional
Knowledges
Potential for misappropriation or
misunderstanding of traditional
knowledges.
Guidelines and Best Practices
Engage tribes and non-tribal entities in
understanding the role of traditional
knowledges in climate initiatives, and
risks associated with sharing TKs.
Ensure that grant proposals clearly
articulate how traditional knowledges
will be shared and protected in
federal-tribal collaborations.
Resources
Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate
Change Initiatives (forthcoming).
Williams T, Hardison P. 2013. Culture, law, risk and governance:
contexts of traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation.
Climatic Change. October 2013, Volume 120, Issue 3.
Vinyeta, Kirsten; Lynn, Kathy. 2013. Exploring the role of
traditional ecological knowledge in climate change initiatives.
Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-879. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Nakashima, D.J.; Galloway McLean, K.; Thulstrup, H.D.; Ramos
Castillo, A.; Rubis, J.T. 2012. Weathering uncertainty: traditional
knowledge for climate change assessment and adaptation. Paris:
UNESCO, and Darwin: UNU. 120p
Tribal Sovereignty in the face of
Climate Change
Tribes are “Co-Tenants” of Natural
Resources Under the Trust Doctrine
While Others Procrastinate and Sit
Idle, Tribes Can be the Drivers of
Change
Questions for you:
Question about Tribal Climate Change
Principles?
What kind of guidance to tribes do you think
is most important in regards to traditional
knowledge and climate change?
What kind of guidance to public agencies do
you think is most important in regards to
traditional knowledge and climate change?
For More Information:
Kathy Lynn - PNW Tribal Climate Change Project
http://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu
[email protected]
541-346-5777
Garrit Voggesser
National Wildlife Federation
Tribal Partnerships Program
http://www.nwf.org/tribalprogram
[email protected]