How to effectively support poor, vulnerable and indigenous communities: five key actions
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The document outlines five key actions to effectively support poor, vulnerable, and indigenous communities in adapting to climate change. These actions include integrating ecosystem-based and community-led approaches, promoting participatory methods, strengthening local and traditional knowledge, enhancing crop diversity for food security, and developing pro-poor policies. The insights emphasize the importance of local engagement and adaptive capacity in building resilience against climate challenges.
How to effectively support poor, vulnerable and indigenous communities: five key actions
- 1. DOCUMENT TITLE 1 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 2014 Author name Date Krystyna Swiderska 7 December 2015 Krystyna Swiderska, IIED UNFCCC COP21, Paris, 7 December 2015 How to effectively support poor, vulnerable and indigenous communities: 5 Key Actions
- 2. DOCUMENT TITLE 2 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 20141. Integrate EbA & CBA • Poor, vulnerable and indigenous communities are often highly dependent on ecosystems for survival. • EbA should directly support community needs/livelihoods (as well as nature). • Integrated approaches are needed that are both community-led and ecosystem based.
- 3. DOCUMENT TITLE 3 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 2014 2. Take a highly participatory approach 1. Local people have critical knowledge about local problems & solutions that work. Top-down interventions often make things worse. 2. Community ownership is vital for impact after projects end. 3. Community leadership strengthens adaptive capacity. 4. Using local concepts generates ownership & integrates E & D. (ayllu; biocultural heritage).
- 4. DOCUMENT TITLE 4 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 2014 The Potato Park Cusco, Peru
- 5. DOCUMENT TITLE 5 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 2014 3. Strengthen local & traditional knowledge IPCC AR5: “Indigenous, local and traditional knowledge systems and practices, including indigenous peoples’ holistic view of community and environment, are a major resource for adapting to climate change”. • Monitoring multiple variables over long periods (complements science). • Ancestral knowledge of how to adapt in particular locations. • Strengthen local innovation for adaptation.
- 6. DOCUMENT TITLE 6 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 2014 4. Enhance crop diversity • Planting diverse crops/varieties together ensures food security. • Diversity provides options for adaptation to future changes. • Local crops are often more resilient (eg. to drought & pests) than modern crops. • In-situ conservation ensures continued crop evolution for adaptation. • Community seed banks enable recovery from extreme events.
- 7. DOCUMENT TITLE 7 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 2014
- 8. DOCUMENT TITLE 8 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 20145. Develop Pro-Poor Policies • Agriculture policies that support traditional farming & related markets, demand-led R&E. • Seed policies that protect Farmers’ Rights as well as Breeders’ Rights. • Pro-poor land, NR and water policies. • Engage vulnerable groups in climate change policy and planning processes. • Implement UNDRIPs & Human Rights.
- 9. DOCUMENT TITLE 9 Krystyna Swiderska 8th April 2014 Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR): India, China, Kenya, Peru www.bioculturalheritage.org Thank-you!