Strategic Framework for Climate Change and Development Consultation Feedback

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1 Country: USA Strategic Framework for Climate Change and Development Consultation Feedback Location of consultation: United Nations HQ, New York, NY Date: May 1, 2008 Participants (please attach list of participants and their affiliations): Approximately representatives of Indigenous People Groups from all over the world attended. World Bank Participants and Role: Michele de Nevers, Senior Manager, Presenter Clauidia Sobrevila, Sr Biodiversity Specialist, Observer Navin Rai, Lead Social Development Specialist, Observer Ferid Belhaj, Special Rep. to The United Nations, Observer Alexandra Sears, Program Assistant, Rapporteur, Gregor Wolf, Sector Leader, Observer How did the process fit into ongoing country dialogue (if relevant; for international meetings, please explain how it fit into the topic of that meeting)? This discussion took place as a side event during the 7 th Session of UN Indigenous Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. This meeting opened up the doors for discussion on climate change, biodiversity and livelihoods and how Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are affected.

2 What were the key issues/themes raised by participants? Key issues addressed included: Mitigation and adaptation Climate Friendly technologies Human Rights Financing Capacity Building

3 1. What should the World Bank Group s role on climate change be within the international development community? 2. The Concept and Issues Paper states that both mitigation and adaptation must be integrated into development efforts. Where do you see the key areas of focus for the World Bank Group? IP representative from Burundi (Batwa Pygmy Community) There was concern when it comes to mitigation. The policies do not include IPs living in the forests. Is there a mechanism to compensate these people and how to preserve the places where they live? How can we help IPs to work better with governments? Forest plantations (as a mitigation effort) pushes IPs out. So here, you have IPs having to adapt to both mitigation and the response to mitigation (which is forestation). 1 Summary of discussion points

4 3. What role can the World Bank Group play to accelerate the development and deployment at scale of climate friendly technologies for energy, transport, agriculture and other sectors in developing countries? Kenny Bruno (NGO) Huayu IP representative (Colombia) Please define Low Carbon economy, or should we really call it "Less Dirty Technology Fund" - Bank needs to come up with a more honest term. Clean Development? Clean of Blood? Displacing people from their territories to be occupied by these projects? Operational policies - how can the WB keep implementing projects in territories where governments violate human rights. (Human rights came up several times during the discussions) 4. What should be the role of the World Bank Group in mobilizing additional concessional financing and private sector investments to respond to climate change? Viky Talui Corpuz (Chair for the UN Forum on IPs) Candy Marsis (Indigenous Environment Network) North Dakota Investment Fund shouldn't be used to further marginalize the IPs, creating more oppression and poverty. We need to be consulted on the table. Getting the benefits back to the IPs and not the deforesters. Why only 10% of carbon offset is is allocated to renewable energy versus millions on "cheap carbon credit" - dirty technology?

5 5. Building capacity within countries, regions and institutions will be crucial to address climate change issues. How can the World Bank Group contribute? IP Concern on how communication and information gets across to IPs (no radios, newspapers). A question was asked about whether there is a system in the WB that requires Government to make sure that all IPs are informed on processes such as the consultation. Are there any reporting mechanisms to make sure governments consult with IPs? We need capacity for conservation of nature. We can't continue to extract but we need to strengthen what we have. 6. Other issues? Too many complex problems in policies. Too many overlapping policies in forestry, mining. How will this change the WB policies? IP from Peru Why does the WB give priority to extraction of natural resources?

6 IP from Cambodia Concept Note was unacceptable. IP and climate change cannot be separated from land tenure issues. (Statement on paper). Asking WB to tell Government to respect land tenure and to enter into new consultations with IPs. Obtain free prior informed consent before sub-decrees. The word "Indigenous People" does not appear in the document. With regards to Paragraph add specific Paragraphs on IPs No mention of cultural impacts or impacts on IPs. Paragraph 37 - talks about WB experience. It could also mention IP experience with SLM. Add components: add human rights dimension; in a separate paragraph, add territorial management of IPs, and don't just limit to WB projects. WB was created by G7. This restricts financial assistance- not available for those countries or IPs in those countries. How will the Bank address this and will they be allowed to participate?