Adaptation and indigenous peoples in the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change : post-print version

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2016

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The article catalogues the discourse of adaptation within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by reviewing decision texts from the Conference of the Parties (CP) to the UNFCCC from 1992 until CP20 in 2014 (Lima). Through critical discourse analysis, Indigenous rights, practices, and knowledge are examined as they are embodied in decision texts. Implications of discursive trends around adaptation for Indigenous peoples are presented. Since CP16 (Cancun 2010), the discursive space for incorporating the voices, needs, and priorities of Indigenous peoples has expanded. The paper outlines opportunities for greater engagement in the UNFCCC post-Paris Agreement.

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UNFCCC, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, GLOBAL, UNITED NATIONS

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56537

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Climate Change and the Health of Indigenous Communities / Changements climatiques et santé des autochtones