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Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan - Indigenous Climate Action (ICA), an Indigenous-led climate justice organization from Turtle Island (Canada), will be sending a delegation to Baku this week for preparation and attendance at the 2024 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP29).

WHO: Indigenous Climate Action

WHAT: UNFCCC COP29

WHEN: November 11, 2024 — November 22, 2024

WHERE: Baku, Azerbaijan

While on the ground in Baku, ICA will participate in the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) and the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC).

During negotiations, ICA will be following and acting on key moments that could threaten the rights and self-determination of Indigenous peoples globally, including:

• Climate Financing

• Just Transition and Adaptation 

• False solutions and Nature-based Solutions

• Carbon Markets and Other Market-based Solutions

ICA’s COP29 delegation will contribute to a growing chorus of delegates calling out false solutions and climate policies that only serve corporations, ongoing colonialism, and predatory capitalism.

By uplifting Indigenous knowledge and demanding the legal rights of Indigenous peoples, ICA is continuing to fight for a decolonial and climate-just future for all.

ICA delegates will be attending and speaking at a number of side events. To follow along with their work and see upcoming events, please visit www.IndigenousClimateAction.com/cop29. 

ICA Events

Green & Beyond: Indigenous-led Healing and Just Transition for a Resilient Future

When: November 11, 2024 16:00-17:00 (GMT+4)
Where: Canada Pavilion
What: This panel will highlight why an energy transition alone is insufficient and instead explore how Indigenous knowledge systems and intergenerational memory can inform and inspire the comprehensive transformation we need to tackle the climate crisis and widespread biodiversity loss.

Stories from Indigenous Climate Leadership & Self-determined Futures

When: November 11, 2024 17:15-18:15 (GMT+4)
Where: Canada Pavilion
What: We are uplifting the voices of Indigenous climate leaders by sharing stories of sovereignty and self-determination in climate action. We focus stories from Indigenous women, youth, 2SLGBTQIAP+ folks, knowledge holders, Elders, and policy experts. Our research team has gathered insights from a diverse range of Indigenous climate leaders.

Decolonising climate policy. Learnings from the online monthly magazine Indigenous Debates (Debates Indígenas)

When: November 14, 2024 17:40-18:40 (GMT+4)
Where: International Indigenous Peoples Pavilion
What: Climate change and colonialism are inextricably linked. The origins of the climate crisis can be traced back to the violation of Indigenous Peoples' rights. Moreover, both climate change impacts and globally legitimised “solutions” can have a disproportionate and adverse effect on Indigenous territories. This is paradoxical given the vital Indigenous defence of the natural world. This event aims to reflect on these challenges through the experiences of Indigenous representatives from diverse regions and the articles that will be published in a special issue of the online monthly magazine Indigenous Debates (Debates Indígenas). We aim to highlight Indigenous-led initiatives applicable at different scales to promote the decolonisation of climate policy at various levels of implementation.

Press Conference: Women Leading Fossil Fuel Phaseout and A Just Transition

When: November 18, 2024 17:30- 18:00 (GMT+4)
Where: Press Conference 2
What: Women leaders will share critical strategies to advance a fossil fuel phaseout and a Just Transition that supports communities and ecosystems. They will also highlight the role of climate finance in supporting equitable solutions and ensuring accountability in the Just Transition. Link to Webcast

Catalyzing Change: Sneak Peack of the “Land Back IS Climate Policy” Report

When: November 19, 2024 12:05 - 13:05 (GMT+4)
Where: International Indigenous Peoples Pavilion
What: To address climate change and climate justice, it is essential that policies and solutions target the persistent drivers and underlying causes of the crisis. To follow up Indigenous Climate Action’s (ICA) panel event last year, ICA is back to release a sneak peak the final part of the Decolonizing Climate Policy Project: Phase 2: Land Back is Climate Policy. This event will nurture a deeper understanding of how “Land Back” can fundamentally reshape climate policy.

Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

When: November 19, 2024 13:15-14:45 (GMT+4)
Where: Side Event Room 2
What: Indigenous, Black and frontline women, and global advocates will present climate justice strategies and solutions, including forest protection and restoration, Indigenous rights, agroecology, fossil fuel phase-out and divestment, and protection of women land defenders.

Land Rights for Climate Justice

When: November 19, 2024 18:30-20:00 (GMT+4)
Where: Side Event Room 3
What: Join us for an engaging UNFCCC COP29 side event hosted by Landesa in collaboration with Global Green Environmental Network (GLOGEN). This event will highlight the critical role of land tenure in strengthening countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), showcasing how securing land rights for Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and women can enhance climate action strategies.

About ICA: Indigenous Climate Action is one of the only Indigenous-led climate justice organization in Canada. Visit our website to learn more about our COP29 delegation and goals for this year's UNFCCC.

Media Contact:
Interview requests can be sent to media@indigenousclimateaction.com