IPCCAIPCCA
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change
AssessmentAssessment
Bridging Ecosystems Based
Adaptation and Community
Based Adaptation through an
Indigenous, Biocultural
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
Indigenous, Biocultural
Methodology
Alejandro Argumedo
Coordinator IPCCA Secretariat
Asociacion ANDES
For BirdLife side event COP 10
The challenge of CCThe challenge of CC
Climate change is an emergent
global phenomenon with local
impacts on ecosystems and
people
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
Living in fragile ecosystems,
indigenous peoples are at
the frontlines of climate
change
The IPCCA is an indigenous biocultural response to the narrow mainstream approach to CC with thus far little inclusion of local processes –both for
The IPCCA as a Response
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
of local processes –both for understanding how they link to global processes in climate change and to build appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies
���� IPCCA as a Response���� IPCCA as a Response• The IPCCA aims to contribute through:
– Providing a deeper understanding of local processes and how they relate to climate change
– Developing locally sound mitigation and adaptation responses, feeding into effective
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
adaptation responses, feeding into effective policies across scales
• It is entirely indigenous led and managed by a Steering Committee of indigenous leaders
• First local biocultural climate change evaluations began in 2009 – today there are 9 underway in a diversity of biocultural systems
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
Why a Biocultural Approach?Why a Biocultural Approach?
• Indigenous peoples view the world holistically
• Physical, biological, cultural and spiritual spheres of life are all interconnected and are understood as one system
• Territory is a fundamental
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
• Territory is a fundamental aspect
• The focus of such a worldview and engagement with the cosmos is on relationships and processes
A Quechua exampleA Quechua example
• Biocultural Systems
• Three Ayllus
• Adaptation is born
of analysis across
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
of analysis across
complex system – it
brings together
issues of rights with
ecosystems &
people
IPCCA MethodologyIPCCA Methodology
Developed through the
process of IPCCA Local
Assessments – still evolving
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
• Underlying principles:
Participatory,
emancipatory &
indigenous
• Gender balanced
• Phased approach
Base
Line
Evaluation
of
Conditions
and TrendsVisioning
and
Scenarios
Developing
Responses
Life Plans
Adaptation
Plans
Implementati
on of
Responses
via
Rights,
Territory,
Landscape,
Conservation
etc.
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
etc.
Phases of Assessment:
1.Developing a Base Line
2.Evaluating Conditions and Trends
3.Engaging in Visioning and Scenarios
4.Developing Life Plans or Adaptation Plans
5.Implementing Responses
Conclusions
• A locally developed biocultural
methodology leads to evidence based
adaptation strategies – specific to a
biocultural system
Indigenous Peoples’ Biocultural Climate Change AssessmentCreating Connections between Local Indigenous Biocultural Realities and Complex Global Systems
biocultural system
• Strategies are cost effective
• Incorporate both community and
ecosystem realms
• Responses can further and support rights in
the face of rapid and extreme changes