Burkina Faso

“This is my 5th year participating in the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the [UNFCCC]. It is promising to see many of the commitments made in Paris beginning to come to fruition. The Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples (LCIP) Platform…has presented a space for indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) to have a continuing role in climate action.”

Yesterday, the DGM celebrated the International Day of Rural Women, a holiday first observed by the United Nations on October 15, 2008 to recognize "the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty."

The Global Executing Agency for the DGM is hosting a planning and coordination meeting of 6 of the 7 DGM National Executing Agencies (NEAs) from Thursday- Saturday. We have representatives from the NEAs in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Peru, Ghana and Mexico.

COP22, known as the COP of Action, will take key steps to build and mobilize the capacity of developing countries to meet and enhance their 2020 climate targets.  Recognition of the essential role that indigenous peoples and local communities play in climate change action is increasing, and the financial resources that are in proportion to that role must follow. 

The DGM will be participating in two side events at the Indigenous Peoples' and Communities Pavilion at COP 22. More details inside!

The DGM Global Executing Agency, in coordination with IUCN-Burkina Faso, hosted the first Africa regional exchange on climate change in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from the 19th to the 23rd of July, 2016.

The first Africa Regional Exchange of the DGM took place in Burkina Faso from July 19th-23rd.  Organized by DGM Global, with support from DGM Burkina Faso, the workshop brought together a diverse group of 36 participants representing 14 countries and three African IPLC networks.