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    The UN local communities and Indigenous peoples' platform: A traditional ecological knowledge-based evaluation

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    Shawoo, Zoha
    Thornton, Thomas F.
    Keyword
    climate policy
    indigenous peoples
    marginalisation
    traditional ecological knowledge
    UNFCCC
    Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES
    Social Status of Climate Knowledge
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    Abstract
    This review evaluates the potential of the proposed local communities and Indigenous peoples’ platform to effectively engage traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) for climate policy. Specifically, we assess the platform's potential to enable greater representation and participation of Indigenous peoples (IPs) within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). An analytical framework based on the extensive TEK and environmental management literature is developed, with a set of criteria identified against which to evaluate the platform. We find that although the process of designing the platform appears to be inclusive of Indigenous views, the structure itself does not recognize the roles that unequal power relations and colonialism play in marginalizing IPs. Limited attention is paid to the institutional barriers within the UNFCCC and the drawbacks of pursuing knowledge “integration” as an end in itself. Based on this, recommendations for improving the platform structure are put forward including using a rights based framing, giving greater decision-making power to IPs, and developing mechanisms to ensure the holistic integrity of TEK and build the overall resilience of climate mitigation and adaptation systems.
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    This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2019 The Authors. WIREs Climate Change published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Date
    2019-01-02
    Source
    WIREs Climate Change
    Publisher
    Wiley
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    Article
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    Shawoo Z, Thornton TF. The UN local communities and Indigenous peoples' platform: A traditional ecological knowledge-based evaluation. WIREs Clim Change. 2019;e00575. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.575
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