On Wednesday, April 26, the DGM will be hosting a side event on "Illustrating IPLC-driven Implementation of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Activities" at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. This event will include case studies from DGM Brazil and DGM Indonesia.
Read MoreThe DGM is getting ready for the Third Annual GSC Meeting to be held in Brasilia, Brazil! The GSC will be reviewing proposed activities for the upcoming fiscal year, approving important documents such as the Communications Plan, and learning about the progress of implementation in the various DGM countries.
Read MoreOn April 4, Adam Grider of the DGM Global Executing Agency gave a presentation at the Forest Investment Program's Monitoring and Reporting Stocktaking Workshop. This included an overview of the DGM Program and its monitoring and reporting framework.
Read MoreDGM Indonesia was launched on March 17, 2017 during the 5th AMAN Congress held in in Tanjung Gusta, North Sumatera. The AMAN Congress was attended by thousands of Indigenous Peoples from the regional and village chapters of national alliance of Indigenous Peoples (AMAN).
Read MoreThe Asia Regional Exchange on IPLC engagement in Climate Change and Policy took place from Friday February 10th until Monday, February 13th, 2017 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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The World Bank highlights the DGM and its' efforts to strengthen the capacity of indigenous peoples and forest communities to participate in efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation! Read more about the shift towards community-based forestland here!
Read MoreThe Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM) of the Forest Investment Program (FIP) hosted its first Global Learning and Knowledge Exchange workshop in Marrakech, Morocco, on the sidelines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference, COP22.
Read MoreCOP22, 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.
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