About the event

The sixth global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at IFAD, taking place on 9, 10 and 13 February 2023, will focus on Indigenous Peoples’ Climate Leadership: Community-based solutions to enhance resilience and biodiversity.

The Forum is a platform for meaningful dialogue where Indigenous Peoples’ representatives convey their concerns, requests and recommendations to improve the partnership with IFAD and the effectiveness of its engagement with Indigenous Peoples.

In preparation of the global meeting, regional and sub-regional consultation meetings took place throughout October and November 2022.

During the Forum global meeting, the winners of the IFAD Indigenous Peoples Awards will be announced. The Awards recognize the efforts and achievements of development projects that successfully engage with Indigenous Peoples living in rural areas. 

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Stories and blogs

To conserve biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples use centuries-old food systems anchored in sustainable practices and unique to their native ecosystems.

Indigenous peoples can teach us a lot about mitigating the impacts of climate change. Over generations, these communities have protected the biodiversity of their homes. They also use language in a powerful way to describe how they interact with the natural environment. Discover five unique words and concepts.

At the heart of this year’s session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is “free, prior and informed consent.” Quite a mouthful! But what does it really mean? And why does it matter?

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IP Forum 2023 - Videos

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Day 1 (9 February 2023) - Morning session
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Day 1 (9 February 2023) - Afternoon session
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Day 3 (13 February 2023)

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