Webinar: "Ensuring Indigenous Perspectives in Education and Curriculum"

Webinar: “Ensuring Indigenous Perspectives in Education and Curriculum”

 

Our researchers Anna Schlingmann and Adrien Tofighi from LICCI_ERC and LICCIONetwork projects will be presenting their research at the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). They will explain their work with Indigenous scholars, communities, representatives and organisations to better understand climate change.
 

Webinar: “Ensuring Indigenous Perspectives in Education and Curriculum”
 

Date: Thursday 29 July, 2021
Time: 16:00- 18:00 CEST
Virtual event:  https://lcipp.unfccc.int/ensuring-indigenous-perspectives-education-and-curriculum
Organised by UNFCCC. Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP)

In English; French; Spanish; Russian
 

This webinar will launch Activity 3 of the LCIPP Initial Workplan. Registration information will be on this page available soon. 

Topics to be covered during this webinar:

• Identification of indigenous curricula and materials from or concerning indigenous peoples in the context of climate change 
• Experiences and wise practices with the development and use of such curricula and materials, especially as they pertain to applying, strengthening, protecting, and preserving indigenous knowledge 
• The role of place-based curricula, indigenous knowledge and cultural practices for climate change adaptation and mitigation 
• Where are the gaps in current educational systems worldwide and what has impeded inclusion of indigenous knowledge? 
• What does decolonizing educational systems look like and how do indigenous rights apply in the discussions about education and curricula? 

 

ICTA-UAB speakers

Anna Schlingmann 

• Anna Schlingmann is a Predoctoral Research Fellow of the LICCI team at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB). She carried out her master thesis at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), where she applied a global biophysical and agroeconomical model to analyze the impacts of global dietary changes on greenhouse gas emissions. For the LICCI project, she uses the multiple evidence approach to enhance knowledge exchange between social and natural sciences. Her field of interest comprises local responses to climate change impacts and the analysis of drivers and barriers for adaptation in Indigenous Peoples and local communities

Adrien Tofighi-Niaki 

• Adrien Tofighi-Niaki is a systematic and mindful strategist in environmental and climate change justice. He has worked in environmental law research, mobilization of land and human rights resources and protection strategies for frontline communities via Project HEARD, and GHG emissions mitigation strategies in the fossil fuel industry. Adrien is coordinating the LICCION project at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) in partnership with Indigenous peoples and local community representatives and civil society organizations. He is active in various human rights and climate change networks and speaks English, French, and Spanish.