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- Meeting prep: UNPFII 12
- This week in review … UNESCO adopts open-access policy for its publications, supports Burkina Faso in safeguarding its intangible heritage
- Meeting prep: UNU-IAS events on the Nagoya Protocol, GIAHS
- Meeting review: CBA7
- This week in review … Many Strong Voices develops adaptation project integrating scientific and traditional knowledge
- This week in review … South Africa to launch national TK recording system
Posted: 15 May 2013 03:59 AM PDT Twelfth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues This session is marking a review year. The Forum will follow-up on its recommendations regarding health, education and culture; will hold a half-day discussion on the African region; will hold its comprehensive dialogue with UN agencies and funds, as well as with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; will discuss the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples; and will address issues related to the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The meeting will address a number of reports of relevance to TK, including: the report of the International Expert Group Meeting on "indigenous youth: identity, challenges and hope"; the report of the Inter-Agency Support Group Meeting on Indigenous Peoples; a study on resilience, traditional knowledge and capacity building for pastoralist communities in Africa; a study on engaging indigenous peoples more inclusively in the process of disaster risk reduction by respecting their linguistic and cultural practices; a consolidated report on extractive industries and their impact on indigenous peoples; and a study on how the knowledge, history and contemporary social circumstances of indigenous peoples are embedded in educational curricula. Visit the meeting's website … View the meeting's documents … Visit the meeting's PaperSmart page … |
This week in review … UNESCO adopts open-access policy for its publications, supports Burkina Faso in safeguarding its intangible heritage Posted: 15 May 2013 03:57 AM PDT UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy PARIS, FRANCE: Following a decision by its Executive Board, UNESCO has become the first organization of the United Nations to adopt an Open Access policy for its publications. The new policy means that anyone will be able to download, translate, adapt, distribute and re-share UNESCO digital publications free-of-charge. Read the release … UNESCO supports Burkina Faso for the safeguarding of its intangible heritage PARIS, FRANCE: Burkina Faso is launching a national project to inventory and promote its intangible cultural heritage, thanks to financial assistance of US$260,000 from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund. From now until 2015, this major project will enable Burkina Faso to create an inventory and database of the intangible cultural heritage present throughout its territory. With the participation of representatives from different communities, civil society organizations and academic institutions, this project will enable the country not only to identify its intangible cultural heritage, but also to evaluate its viability and to plan for appropriate safeguarding measures. A national strategy for intangible cultural heritage will also be elaborated. Read the release … |
Meeting prep: UNU-IAS events on the Nagoya Protocol, GIAHS Posted: 15 May 2013 03:54 AM PDT The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol: Why Intellectual Property Still Matters This seminar by Kiyoshi Adachi from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will highlight recent work by UNCTAD on the policy space available for countries to use selected intellectual property tools in support of the international access and benefit-sharing system. Further information … Experiences and Lessons of Dynamic Conservation and Sustainable Development from Asian GIAHS Pilot Sites Six pilot sites in China and two in Japan have been designated by FAO as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) sites for dynamic conservation and adaptive management. In addition, more sites in China and Japan are under consideration for GIAHS designation, and an application is also planned for a Korean site. This workshop will bring together experts from China, Korea and Japan, as well as local residents, to share experiences and lessons learned regarding biodiversity conservation and rural development. Further information … |
Posted: 15 May 2013 03:52 AM PDT Seventh Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change The CBA7 conference, organized by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Bangladesh Centre for Advance Studies (BCAS), brought together over 250 international practitioners, scientists, government and non-government policy and decision makers. CBA focuses on innovative ways in which local communities deal with climate change impacts and integrate scientific and local knowledge in planning local adaptation strategies. This year, the event focused on the latest approaches for mainstreaming community-based adaptation into international, national and local planning and processes. Conference delegates and online participants learnt about ways that people around the world are adapting to climate change in both rural and urban settings, and how governments can embed adaptation in all policy arenas. During the meeting, government representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, The Gambia and Zanzibar formed a network to support their efforts to factor climate change into national development planning. The network will enable policymakers and planners in countries at risk from climate change to share information and collaborate in ways that can strengthen their policies and plans by ensuring they consider how climate change could affect development, and is open to all countries. Visit the conference's website, including links to session recordings and presentations … Read the IIED media release of 25 April … Read a SciDev.Net article of 29 April … |
This week in review … Many Strong Voices develops adaptation project integrating scientific and traditional knowledge Posted: 15 May 2013 03:49 AM PDT Many Strong Voices Develops Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Project OSLO, NORWAY: Many Strong Voices (MSV) is developing a project on ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to climate change, aiming to reduce vulnerability to climate change by supporting an EbA methodology that integrates scientific and local/traditional knowledge. Case studies will be carried out in communities in Belize and Seychelles. Work carried out to date includes field visits in both countries to meet with potential partners and assess local conditions. This project seeks to formalize a methodology that combines evidence-based, scientific data with community knowledge and experiences, and empower communities to make informed choices on how to reduce vulnerability to climate change. Read the article … Visit the MSV website … |
This week in review … South Africa to launch national TK recording system Posted: 15 May 2013 03:47 AM PDT South Africa to Launch National Traditional Knowledge Recording System GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: On 24 May, South Africa will be launching its National Recordal System aiming to catalogue its indigenous knowledge. The National Recordal System is an initiative of the South African Department of Science and Technology, with the ultimate goal of creating opportunities "for benefits to flow back to the communities." The NRS includes the establishment of indigenous knowledge networks, provincial Indigenous Knowledge Systems Documentation Centers and an Information Communication Technology knowledge platform. It will be interactive, and benefit-sharing agreement forms will be accessible online. Read the article … Further information on the NRS … |
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