References to Indigenous Peoples in the Paris Agreement
Source: Paris Agreement: http://unfccc.int/files/home/application/pdf/paris_agreement.pdf
Decision adopting the Paris Agreement: http://unfccc.int/files/home/application/pdf/decision1cp21.pdf
Section
Text
Decision,
Preamble
Acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, Parties
should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider
their respective obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of
indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities
and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender
equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity,
Decision,
Preamble
Agreeing to uphold and promote regional and international cooperation in order to
mobilize stronger and more ambitious climate action by all Parties and non-Party
stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, financial institutions, cities
and other subnational authorities, local communities and indigenous peoples,
Decision,
V. Non-Party
Stakeholders,
para 135
Recognizes the need to strengthen knowledge, technologies, practices and efforts of
local communities and indigenous peoples related to addressing and responding to
climate change, and establishes a platform for the exchange of experiences and
sharing of best practices on mitigation and adaptation in a holistic and integrated
manner;
Agreement,
Preamble
Acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, Parties
should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider
their respective obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of
indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities
and people in vulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender
equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity,
Agreement,
Article 5,
para 2
Parties are encouraged to take action to implement and support, including through
results-based payments, the existing framework as set out in related guidance and
decisions already agreed under the Convention for: policy approaches and positive
incentives for activities relating to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest
degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and
enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries; and alternative policy
approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and
sustainable management of forests, while reaffirming the importance of
incentivizing, as appropriate, non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches.
Agreement,
Article 7, para
5
Parties acknowledge that adaptation action should follow a country-driven, gender-
responsive, participatory and fully transparent approach, taking into consideration
vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems, and should be based on and guided
by the best available science and, as appropriate, traditional knowledge, knowledge
of indigenous peoples and local knowledge systems, with a view to integrating
adaptation into relevant socioeconomic and environmental policies and actions,
where appropriate.
