The rights of ITPs in Climate Change Mitigation in Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador and Brazil
Writer : YELF | Datum : 2025-10-11 15:12:48
ITPs are the most marginalized groups in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). They experience poor socio-economic outcomes and are often disconnected from efforts to promote regional development (Mc Donald et al, 2019,). This is the reason why their perspective should be included in policy design and in government, especially when facing the impact of Climate Change
The roundtable discussion was focused on the contribution of ITPs in mitigating the impact of Climate Change in the LAC. The main theme will be: “Acknowledging the rights of ITPs to mitigate Climate Change in LAC”.
The program explored the contributions that ITPs are making to mitigate the impact of Climate Change in the LAC. The countries that are selected are: Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador and Brazil.. They have sizable ITPs populations and are the location of considerable mineral exploitation and have large forest covers, which include the Amazon River Basin, one of the most important carbon sinks in the world. Ecuador was selected due to the mix of ITPs in their country’s economy and long historical records.
The discussion starts from the premise that ITPs rights need to be respected by national government in order for them to have more impact in their Climate mitigation efforts. Some of these efforts strongly emphasize traditional knowledge, traditional territories, history, culture, traditional livelihoods, and demographics (Norton-Smith et al, 2016). Experts from Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador and Brazil participated on the panel.
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