Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate Change
This paper concentrates on a particular example of cooperation between European cities and indigenous peoples of the Amazon river basin, namely that of Climate Alliance. The New Urban Agenda adopted at the UN Habitat III conference in October 2016 emphasizes that cities and other human settlements s...
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Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
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| description | This paper concentrates on a particular example of cooperation between European cities and indigenous peoples of the Amazon river basin, namely that of Climate Alliance. The New Urban Agenda adopted at the UN Habitat III conference in October 2016 emphasizes that cities and other human settlements should meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities for current and future sustainable and economic inclusive development. Cities should also take measures to address climate change and protect and manage their ecosystems, water resources, the environment and biodiversity. Indigenous peoples, just like cities play a crucial role in the fight against climate change. 80 % of the territories with high biodiversity level are indigenous lands. Their indigenous ecological knowledge may serve as a valuable tool in initiatives aimed at fighting climate change. The aim of the paper is to show whether there are any benefits of such cooperation and what is its significance in the fight against climate change. The main research question is: what are the forms of cooperation between European cities and Amazonian indigenous peoples in the framework of Climate Alliance? In which way can European cities support indigenous peoples in their fight for their rights and consequently for the nature’s preservation? The hypothesis is that European cities may learn from indigenous peoples of the Amazon how to combat climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c75812062109466daf4df73559209c8b2022-12-22T00:32:31ZengWydawnictwo Adam MarszałekPolish Political Science Yearbook0208-73750208-73752019-09-0148344946310.15804/ppsy2019304Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate ChangeAgnieszka Szpak0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-1230Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityThis paper concentrates on a particular example of cooperation between European cities and indigenous peoples of the Amazon river basin, namely that of Climate Alliance. The New Urban Agenda adopted at the UN Habitat III conference in October 2016 emphasizes that cities and other human settlements should meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities for current and future sustainable and economic inclusive development. Cities should also take measures to address climate change and protect and manage their ecosystems, water resources, the environment and biodiversity. Indigenous peoples, just like cities play a crucial role in the fight against climate change. 80 % of the territories with high biodiversity level are indigenous lands. Their indigenous ecological knowledge may serve as a valuable tool in initiatives aimed at fighting climate change. The aim of the paper is to show whether there are any benefits of such cooperation and what is its significance in the fight against climate change. The main research question is: what are the forms of cooperation between European cities and Amazonian indigenous peoples in the framework of Climate Alliance? In which way can European cities support indigenous peoples in their fight for their rights and consequently for the nature’s preservation? The hypothesis is that European cities may learn from indigenous peoples of the Amazon how to combat climate change.https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/images/pliki/ppsy/48-3/ppsy2019304.pdfclimate alliancecitiesindigenous peoplesclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Szpak Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate Change Polish Political Science Yearbook climate alliance cities indigenous peoples climate change |
| title | Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate Change |
| title_full | Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate Change |
| title_fullStr | Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate Change |
| title_short | Cooperation between European Cities and Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the Fight Against Climate Change |
| title_sort | cooperation between european cities and amazonian indigenous peoples in the fight against climate change |
| topic | climate alliance cities indigenous peoples climate change |
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