Host Organisation

Tebtebba

Description

This session will convene 4-5 Indigenous leaders to explore the operationalization of a human rights-based Loss and Damage fund. The discussion will focus on key human rights issues that Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage Fund (FLD) and its Board are currently grappling to address, including:

1. Direct Access for Indigenous Peoples: What does direct access mean from the perspective of Indigenous Peoples? What mechanisms can be implemented to ensure direct access within the framework of the Fund, particularly as it operates under the World Bank financial intermediary fund?

2. Scope and Support for Indigenous Peoples: What are the activities of the Fund should be prioritized to effectively address the loss and damage experienced by Indigenous Peoples, including both economic and non-economic loss and damage? What specific activities should the Fund support to be most responsive to these needs?

3. Safeguards, Standards, and Policies: What safeguards, standards, and policies are necessary to ensure that the Fund is inclusive and sensitive to human rights concerns?

The insights gathered from this session will inform the ongoing engagement of the Indigenous Peoples with the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage and its Board.

Speakers

TBD

Languages

English