Pillar 3 — Climate Change & Biodiversity

  • Indigenous women contribute very little to the causes of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from deforestation, land degradation, and extractive industries — yet they are among those most affected by droughts, wildfires, floods, and cyclones. Climate change poses an existential threat to the livelihoods, cultures, identities, and ways of life of Indigenous women and communities, due to their close and often symbiotic relationship with the environment. Long-standing patterns of inequality and exclusion further amplify this vulnerability.
  • Through this pillar, AIWO-CAN promotes the recognition and use of Indigenous knowledge to strengthen community resilience, supports adaptation strategies (through activities including potable water supply, energy-efficiency approaches and indigenous knowledge generation on climate resilience) and advocates for biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource management. These actions contribute to SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 16, reinforcing Indigenous women’s roles as key actors in environmental stewardship and climate solutions.

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