Meeting Report | Partnering with Indigenous Communities: Session 4 of the Brazil-US Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change
Over the course of the fourth meeting of the Brazil-US Dialogue on Sustainability and Climate Change, three major policy recommendations emerged to better support and catalyze the active participation of Indigenous peoples as partners in the fight against climate change, which is as essential as it is often overlooked.
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
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1. The right of Indigenous peoples to self-determination—particularly in terms of support for their own decision-making—must be truly imbedded in policy discussions and financing instruments for sustainability.
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2. Funders and international organizations need to ensure that financing for sustainable development is going to Indigenous organizations and Indigenous-led projects.
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3. The international community also has an important role to play in helping to address non-financial barriers to greater Indigenous participation in sustainability and climate deliberations.
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