This presentation was made by IIED principal researcher Krystyna Swiderska at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris on 7 December, 2015.
It was made in a side event on 'Supporting poor, vulnerable and indigenous communities'.
How to effectively support poor, vulnerable and indigenous communities: five key actions
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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
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Swiderska
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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.
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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.
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Krystyna
Swiderska
8th April 2014
Smallholder Innovation for
Resilience (SIFOR):
India, China, Kenya, Peru
www.bioculturalheritage.org
Thank-you!