The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) organised a conference on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change on 21-22 February 2008 in Copenhagen. The conference was attended by indigenous peoples representatives, Danish Foreign Ministry staff, Greenland Homerule representatives, development practitioners, and IWGIA members. The conference focused on the key issues facing indigenous peoples in the context of climate change, including rights and barriers to adaptation and mitigation, and what prevents indigenous peoples from responding and adapting to climate change. The report from the conference has been published and can be found on our website.

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News from the indigenous world
   

Mar 08: Israel: Despite the drought, pasture denied to Bedouin          camels and sheep

Mar 08: Bangladesh: CHT accord is to uphold hill people's          rights (pdf)

Mar 08: Congo: Arrest over abduction of indigenous family's child

Mar 08: Papua: Nine in court for waving "Free Papua" flag

Mar 08: Human rights issue at Bangladesh (pdf)

Mar 08: Rat infestation hits Bangladesh (BBC)

Mar 08: The Achuar people of Peru battles oil giant over          pollution (BBC)

Feb 08: Canada: Jumbo pipeline threatens Lubicon Cree

Feb 08: United Nations experts welcome Australia’s          apology to indigenous peoples

Feb 08: International: Indigenous peoples' voices censured          at UN

Feb 08: Australia says sorry to Stolen Generations

Feb 08: Canada: Native leaders jailed

Jan 08: Kenya: Ogiek hunted by police and paramilitary units

Jan 08: US: Indigenous shadow report submitted to the          UN CERD Committee

Jan 08: Canada: Indigenous population growing

Jan 08: Chile: Young Mapuche killed by police

Jan 08: Canada: Suicide rate 11 times higher for Inuit than           Canadian Average

See more news articles on IWGIA's website
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Conference on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change in Copenhagen
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