Sentences with phrase «indigenous climate change project»

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Projects to reduce pollution, prevent climate change and protect biodiversity, however, are drawing criticism that they could drive indigenous people off their lands and destroy their livelihoods.

Over the past seven years, the Keystone project was opposed by a broad coalition, including environmentalists, indigenous activists, farmers and ranchers, concerned about both climate change and protecting their land.

The project offers multiple ways for students to engage, including a virtual art gallery to illustrate how climate change is affecting Earth's indigenous populations.

«Millennials like us want to see bold action on climate change and Indigenous rights, and we know that means rejecting projects like the Kinder Morgan pipeline,» said Gabriel D'Astous, a recent UBC grad and Climate 101 organizer in the Ottawclimate change and Indigenous rights, and we know that means rejecting projects like the Kinder Morgan pipeline,» said Gabriel D'Astous, a recent UBC grad and Climate 101 organizer in the OttawClimate 101 organizer in the Ottawa area.

He promised that Canada was «back» on the International stage as a major contributor to global action on climate change, he promised to make real reconciliation with Indigenous peoples a pillar of his agenda, and he promised to overhaul the shattered National Energy Board review process for every single pipeline project.

The project, called «Pueblos Indigenas de la Cuenca Amazonica frente al Cambio Climatico» (Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin to Combat Climate Change) was announced in Washington yesterday after initial discussions in Ecuador and is funded by the IDB.

We've recently updated it to reflect our project's work by their focus areas: Agriculture and Food Systems; Clean Energy and Climate Change; Conservation, Preservation, and Restoration; EnvironmentalEducation; International and Indigenous Communities; Leadership Development; Ocean and Water; Pollution and Toxics; Sustainability and Community Resilience; Wildlife Projection; Women's Environmental Leadership; and Youth Empowerment.

The NICC Project is currently working in partnership with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Monash University, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), corporate and industry partners, and various Indigenous communities to develop an opportunities framework to assist Indigenous Communities in Australia respond to climate change.

Indigenous Land Use Agreements and comprehensive settlement agreements provide opportunities for Indigenous people to leverage social, cultural, environmental and economic development through climate change mitigation projects such as the Bushlight Project.

Further, in addition to the base level legal requirements under existing legislation, best practice principles of engagement with Indigenous peoples and their communities should be developed to guide information and technology sharing and access to the Indigenous estate for climate change related projects and initiatives.

With climate change a key discussion area at the upcoming United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, WALFA is an example of an Indigenous - led project delivering positive outcomes across a «quadruple bottom line»: it has environmental, economic, social and cultural benefits.

identifying and estimating the costs associated with key threats from climate change for Indigenous communities at Identified Project Sites, along with any key financial impediments to participating in opportunities

Indigenous engagement with various stakeholders in the non-Indigenous sector has also resulted in the participation of industry and corporate partners in projects regarding climate change and water issues on a number of Indigenous communities around the country.

The project anticipates the potentially devastating impacts of climate change for Indigenous peoples, and aims to generate opportunities for Indigenous communities to engage in culture based economies.