Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Country Studies

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples White Paper Series:
Country Case Studies on Local Mitigation and Adaptation Measures

The TKI Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples - Country Case Studies on Local Mitigation and Adaptation Measures Series is an activity of the United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies Traditional Knowledge Initiative which includes a series of case studies on climate change undertaken by indigenous peoples, focussing on impacts of climate change in selected regions and local mitigation and adaptation measures being undertaken by the indigenous peoples affected. This series is primarily directed towards climate change researchers and policy makers.

The first case studies in this series are due for publication in November/December 2009.

In collaboration with Tebtebba.

• TKI-CC:1 - Malaysia. Jennifer Theresa Rubis (2009). Understanding the Interactions between Global Climate Change and Traditional Lifestyle Initiatives of the Indigenous Peoples of Malaysia: A Bidayuh-Jagoi case study.
• TKI-CC:2 - Indonesia. Henro Sangkoyo (2009). Life Beyond Carbon: The Exemplary Contribution of the Self-Determined Societies of the Indonesian Archipelago In Resolving the Planetary Social-Ecological Crisis Without Carbon Trading – The Case of the Customary Iban Community
• TKI-CC:3 - Philippines. Leah Abayao, Jo Ann Guillao, Mikara Kaye Jubay and Helen Magata (2009). Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines: The Calamian Tagbanua and the Ikalahan views and actions on Climate Change
• TKI-CC:4 - Ecuador. (submitted) Limoncocha Case Study, Amazon Basin
• TKI-CC:5 - Tanzania. Elifuraha Isaya Laltaika (submitted). Engikaret Village
• TKI-CC:6 - Viet Nam. Cao Phan Viet (submitted) Vietnam: Kep A Village (Minh Son Commune, Bac Me District, Ha Giang Province) 
• TKI-CC:7 - Burma. (submitted) Hnair Lawm Case Study
• TKI-CC:8 - Cameroon. (submitted) Ngorin Village Case Study
• TKI-CC:9 - Bangladesh. (submitted) Chittagong Hill Tracts Case Study