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The UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative seeks to build greater understanding and facilitate awareness of traditional knowledge (TK) to inform action by indigenous peoples, local communities and domestic and international policy makers. Key outputs include research activities, policy studies, capacity development and online learning and dissemination.

Indigenous Voices on Climate Change Film Festival Copenhagen, Denmark read more... Starts: 9/Dec/2009, 04:00 PM   ASEAN Conference on Biodiversity 2009 Singapore read more... Starts: 21/Oct/2009   Symposium: Water, Cultural Diversity, Environment Kyoto, Japan read more... Starts: 1/Oct/2009

2010: Advance Guard - Climate Change Compendium Advance Guard: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, Mitigation and Indigenous Peoples – A Compendium of Case Studies read more...

10/Dec/2009 Editorial: Indigenous innovation & climate change An editorial discussing indigenous peoples active use of TK in response to climate change read more...   8/Dec/2009 Editorial: TK & Climate Change An editorial focusing on key TK messages on climate change from the Anchorage Summit to Copenhagen read more...   1/Dec/2009 IPs Global Summit on Climate Change Summit Report Meeting proceedings of the 2009 Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change held in Alaska read more...