| Indigenous Peoples Prepare For Copenhagen | 25 May 09 |
 Climate change has devastating impacts on Indigenous cultures, their human rights, well-being and traditional livelihoods. Delegates at the UN-Sponsored Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change called for Aboriginal rights to be included in any global climate change agreement.Over 400 indigenous people from 80 countries met in Anchorage, Alaska to develop a final Declaration to be presented to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark this December. John Crump, polar issues coordinator with the United Nations Environmental Programme, said indigenous rights will be recognized in any climate change protocols adopted by the United Nations. But specifics on how that would work have yet to be determined. View Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change - Anchorage DeclarationView April 27, 2009 CBC article View April 23, 2009 CBC article View April 20, 2009 CBC article View April 21, 2009 New Scientist article View April 22, 2009 Anchorage Daily News article View Northern Voices in the Global Climate webpage Sources: CBC, New Scientist |
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