Baku, Azerbaijan, 20 November 2024:
Climate leaders will come together for a press conference at COP29 to highlight multiple streams of work being done to decolonize climate policy on a national and international level.
WHO: Indigenous Climate Action
Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat Canada
WHAT: Press Conference in Solidarity for a Decolonized World
WHEN: November 21, 2024 from 16:00-16:30 AZT (GMT+4) / 7:00 EST
WHERE: Press Room 2 Natavan | streamed online
Indigenous Peoples Movements and allies have been calling out colonization as the root cause of the climate crisis for decades. While decolonization is most often associated with Indigenous Peoples, it has become apparent that true decolonization is a collective responsibility.
This press conference will feature voices from Indigenous and allied groups working on decolonizing policy projects in Canada and internationally.
- Sarah Beth Hanson, Indigenous Climate Action
Speaking on ICA’s Decolonizing Climate Policy Research Project - Caroline Brouillette, Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat Canada
Speaking on the role of non-Indigenous allies and the ENGO Decolonization Toolkit - Rosario Carmona, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
Speaking on role of non-Indigenous allies and supporting The Decolonizing Climate Policy Project - Larissa Baldwin-Roberts, GetUp! + Common Thread
Speaking on First Nation Sovereignty
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Indigenous Climate Action is one of the only Indigenous-led climate justice organizations in Canada. Visit our website to learn more about our delegation and where else to find us at the UNFCCC COP29.
Canada’s farthest-reaching network of organizations working on climate and energy issues, Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada is a coalition of more than 160 organizations operating from coast to coast to coast. Our membership brings environmental groups together with trade unions, First Nations, social justice, development, health and youth organizations, faith groups and local, grassroots initiatives.
Media Contacts
Indigenous Climate Action
Sarah Beth Hanson
media@indigenousclimateaction.
Climate Action Network – Réseau action climat Canada
Vicky Coo, Communications Manager
comms@climateactionnetwork.ca