Submitted by
moraa
on Thu, 06/23/2016 - 18:30
General Information
Resolution
44062
IUCN Constituent
Regional Office for South America
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered
Geographic scope
Meso and South America
Country/Territory
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Actors involved in implementing this Resolution:
IUCN Members
Corporación Grupo Randi Randi ( Ecuador )
ECOPAR -Corporación para la investigación, capacitación y apoyo técnico para el manejo sustentable de los ecosistemas tropicales ( Ecuador )
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt ( Colombia )
Instituto de Montaña-Asociación Instituto Andino de Montaña ( Peru )
IUCN Commissions
I don't know
IUCN Secretariat
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations
AECID - European Union
II. Implementation
Challenges / obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution
Lack of financial funds
Describe any challenges encountered in implementing this Resolution and the measures taken
The regional workshop was successfully put in place. The recommendations drawn by the regional workshop are part of the book “Sabiduría y Adaptación” has been widely distributed in the region. The secretariat has distributed the book to all the public agencies and key stakeholders related to climate change and traditional knowledge in the region. It is planned that the book will be presented in
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken
A regional workshop with 53 representatives of South America was put in place in Quito in October 2013. The regional workshop aimed to implement the two main request of the Resolution no. 95 that calls the institutions and agencies of the national States to promote the research, recovery and use of traditional knowledge and practices as a strategy for adaptation to climate change and to include it in their public policies; and to work with CEM to ensure traditional knowledge to be included in the comprehensive inventory of tools to combat climate change. The workshop convoked an ample diversity of experts and had a very rich interchange of knowledge about this topic.
A publication – “Sabiduría y Adaptación” – has been produced out of the technical reflections of the implementation of the project “Climate change, change you can too” as well as the regional workshop. This book collects thoughts of the links between adaptation to climate change and traditional knowledge. This book collects reflections from diverse technical fields of knowledge making recommendations of what should be taken into account when generating policies for climate change.
A publication – “Sabiduría y Adaptación” – has been produced out of the technical reflections of the implementation of the project “Climate change, change you can too” as well as the regional workshop. This book collects thoughts of the links between adaptation to climate change and traditional knowledge. This book collects reflections from diverse technical fields of knowledge making recommendations of what should be taken into account when generating policies for climate change.
Identify and briefly describe what future actions/activities are planned for the implementation of this Resolution
Future action / activity
Field activities
Description
Coordination of activities for two Projects carried out by IUCN South America (with financial support of AECID and the European Union in Colombia)
III. Additional Information
External link(s)
Report status
Published
Constituent type
IUCN Secretariat