PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS BEING RECORDED
Indigenous Peoples and local communities have important and long-standing connections with their local water bodies. As the impact of climate change deepens, it is increasingly critical to reach these communities, especially as their understanding of water and the environment can offer a more contextualised perspective. The “Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forum” aims to serve as a platform for the wisdom, worldviews and voice of indigenous peoples and local communities to inform water and land management on how to protect vital ecosystems more effectively. The recognition of Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ relationships to their local waters, and the associated obligations thereof, is of critical importance to climate change mitigation and adaptation and everyone’s water security.
Organizers: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Venue: National Library of Tajikistan (room #309)
Date: 6 June 2022
Time GMT+5: 14.00 – 18.00
Zoom Details: https://undp.zoom.us/j/87882000245?pwd=R0Q0aGE0bGNhSysxcDJiZ29NMTl0Zz09
Meeting ID: 878 8200 0245
Passcode: 06062022
YouTube Live Stream: Cap-Net – YouTube
AGENDA
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Welcome Prayer Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Shadrin (Siberian Aborigen Forum) |
| Session 1: Welcome Session Facilitator: Yolanda Lopez | |
| 14:05 – 14:15 | Forum Welcome by Chair, Local Development Committee under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| 14:15 – 14:18 | Welcome Remarks by Mr. Shoimzoda Jamshed – First Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| 14:18 – 14:25 | Welcome Remarks by Darío José Mejía Montalvo (pre-recorded) – Chair of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNFPII) |
| 14:25 – 14:30 | Welcome Remarks by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (pre-recorded) |
| 14:30 – 14:35 | Supporting Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ messaging on Water. UNESCO (Nigel Crawhall, Chief – Local and Indigenous Knowledge Section) & UNDP (Marianne Kjellén, Senior Water Advisor) |
| 14:35 – 14:40 | About UN 2023 Water Conference Core Group members of the UN 2023 Water Conference – represented by Federico Properzi, Chief Technical Adviser, UN-Water |
| 14:40 – 14:45 | Q&A on 2023 Water Conference |
| 14:45 – 14:50 | Session 2: Regional Challenges Facilitator: Tania Martinez Cruz |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Region – Asia Phan Thi Thu Huong, GEDSI Advisor | Mekong Region Water Governance Program. Prem Singh Tharu, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Region – Asia Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Shadrin (Aborigen Forum) |
| 15:15 – 15:25 | Region – Asia Usubaliev Baibek and Kudaibergenov KubatNational Pasture Users Association, Kyrgyzstan |
| 15:25: – 15:35 | Region – Asia Verng Many from Kreung Indigenous Peoples community, Cambodia Indigenous Women Association (CIWA) (Prerecorded) |
| 15:35 – 15:45 | Region – Africa Joram ǀUseb (Namibia, IPACC) |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Region – Americas Darío José Mejía Montalvo (Colombia) Global Hub / IP Food Coalition, Zenu, Colombia / LAC – pre-recorded or read by Yon Fernández-de-Larrinoa, Head, Indigenous Peoples Unit, FAO |
| 16:00 – 16:05 | Regional round-up summary Moderator – Tania Martinez Cruz |
| 16:05 – 16:25 | Break |
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Session 3 – Indigenous Peoples and Local Community engagement in global processes Facilitator – Yolanda Lopez |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | Opportunities for engagement – Indigenous Peoples and Local communities Panel Discussion |
| 16:50 – 17:05 | Building a Road Map for Engagement to UN 2023 Water Conference Nigel Crawhall, (UNESCO Chief – Local and Indigenous Knowledge Section) Yon Fernández-de-Larrinoa, (Head, Indigenous Peoples Unit,FAO) David Hebart-Coleman (UNDP-SIWI Water Governance Facility) |
| 17:05 – 17:15 | Inspirational words – Rajendra Singh “ Jal Purush, Waterman of India” |
| 17:15 – 17:20 | Session 4 – Messages to the Dushanbe Water Process leading up to the 2023 UN Water Conference Facilitator – Tania Martinez Cruz |
| 17:20 – 17:45 | Confirmation of Plenary draft messages |
| 17:45- 17:50 | Supporting Remarks Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Assistant Director General for the Natural Sciences (UNESCO) |
| 17:50 – 17:55 | Final Remarks and Closing by Chair Local Development Committee under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan |
| 17:55 – 18:00 | Closing Prayer: Viacheslav ‘Slava’ Shadrin (Siberian Aborigen Forum) |
Discover more: https://dushanbewaterprocess.org/conference/
