Knowledge Support provided to the Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform

Introduction

The Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) has invited collaboration under the Nairobi work programme (NWP) to address the knowledge needs arising from the Cancun Adaptation Framework, the Paris Agreement, and other relevant workstreams and bodies under the UNFCCC and the knowledge needs identified by Parties.

The NWP is mandated to integrate indigenous and traditional knowledge as a cross-cutting issue in its activities. Several activities have been undertaken over the years addressing this topic, including a technical paper and an expert meeting on “Indigenous and local knowledge in adaptation action and the application of gender-sensitive approaches and tools for adaptation”. This mandate and these activities provide strong a substantive context for the NWP to support the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) in further operationalizing the LCIPP and facilitating the implementation of its main functions related to knowledge, capacity for engagement, and climate change policies and actions.

Co-producing knowledge outputs and sharing information on relevant work and engagement opportunities with a global network of partners

As a knowledge hub, the NWP employs a variety of communication channels and platforms to collect relevant information and disseminate it in a usable format to Parties, partner organizations and other relevant organizations.

Adaptation Knowledge Portal for sharing and exchanging knowledge about climate change adaptation actions.
NWP quarterly eUpdate newsletter disseminated to Parties and NWP partner organizations.
NWP and Adaptation division social media accounts.
The annual NWP Focal Point Forum convened on the margins of COP.
Online database of partner organizations.

Promoting collaboration with constituted bodies on scaling up adaptation action

In 2019, a joint event with the NWP, the FWG, and the AC was convened at COP 25 to facilitate the effort to integrate indigenous knowledge and local knowledge systems into climate adaptation action.
In 2020, the NWP reached out to the constituted bodies to discuss possible areas for collaboration and examine where the NWP could add most value to the workplans in line with their respective mandates. Formal letters were sent on behalf of the SBSTA Chair highlighting the work and mandates of the NWP and possible areas for collaboration. A positive response was sent by the FWG members to take this collaboration forward.

Upcoming activities

Promote and participate in dialogues, meeting and events organized under the LCIPP.
Invite relevant Indigenous Peoples Organizations (IPO) and other expert institutions engaged in the LCIPP work to be partners of the NWP, such as on the thematic focus on biodiversity.
Develop indigenous people’s curricula and materials.
Ensure interoperability and synergy between the LCIPP dedicated web portal and the AKP.

Relevant information