Side Event

Engagement with Indigenous Peoples: GEF Principles and Guidelines, and its implementation

Organizer
Global Environment Facility

Date and Time
8 October 2013 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity

As the financial mechanism of the CBD and other multilateral environmental agreements, the Global Environment Facility has acknowledged the important role that Indigenous Peoples play in GEF policy, program and process development as key partner and stakeholder. In 2012, the GEF has reaffirmed its commitment to enhance engagement with Indigenous Peoples by adopted a paper on Principles and Guidelines for Engagement with Indigenous Peoples. This side-event will introduce the GEF Principles and Guidelines for Engagement with Indigenous Peoples, and provide opportunity to inform and discuss about the work of the newly launched GEF Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group. The IPAG provides advice to the GEF Secretariat on the operationalization and reviewing of the Principles and Guidelines, particularly on the appropriate modality to enhance dialogue among Indigenous Peoples, GEF Partner Agencies, the GEF Secretariat representatives and other experts.