DAY TWO: 27 November 2024 | 10:00 – 11:15 (CET) | IFAD HQ, Rome, Italy and Zoom
Redefining and enhancing the quality of finance for sustainable development: How to better reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities
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Background
This AGA session is organized by the Global Donor Working Group on Land.
In rethinking how the international community can optimize limited official development assistance (ODA) for the revitalization of rural and food systems transformation, such an exercise cannot be done without rethinking, redefining, and enhancing the quality of finance and ODA. The key issue is not only the amount of finance and aid provided but also how effectively and inclusively it is delivered. Global crises like climate change, conflict, and economic instability are intensifying, making it even more urgent to transform finance and ODA into tools for long-lasting, locally led change in recipient communities.
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| Moderator: Ward Anseeuw, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | ||
| 10:00-11:00 | Panel discussion:
Chris Penrose Buckley/Jenny Lopez, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) - The COP26/Glasgow Forest Tenure Pledge for Indigenous Peoples and local communities – Structure, Achievements and Challenges Birgitte Feiring, Independent Consultant, Christensen Fund - Enhancing transparency and efficiency of funding flows for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Ilaria Firmian, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Experiences in Unlocking Direct Funding Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples: The Indigenous Peoples’ Assistance Facility (IPAF) Joseph Itongwa, Network of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa (REPALEAC) |
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| 11:00–11:15 | Discussions and closing Michael Taylor, International Land Coalition (ILC) |
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Objectives
This panel will aim at responding to the following questions:
- How can finance and ODA be redefined?
- How can we shift the power dynamics towards recipient countries and communities?
- How can we ensure that finance and ODA are used in ways that truly address local needs and priorities?
The panel will do so by shedding light on a number of practical and effective experiences and approaches that can enhance the involvement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in result-based (climate) finance, especially in critical areas such as:
- the application of traditional knowledge in forest management
- the realization of land and natural resource rights
- the expansion of practices with regards to biodiversity restoration, conservation and sustainable use.
These are all pillars for the sustainable revitalization of rural and food systems transformation.
