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By: Kamal Rai, Marcial Arias and Juan Carlos Jintiach
Mr. Chairman, I am taking the floor on behalf of the International Forum of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change and the International Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests
Mr. Chairman, we are seriously concerned on the Agenda Item 5
Consideration of potential environmental, socio-economic, culture and spiritual consequences of our peoples and our ancient life style which spillover effects, of tools, policies measures and methodologies available with out FPIC and recognition of traditional knowledge and cultural sentiments with Living Mother Earth. As you well know our communities are among the most vulnerable, environmental refugees and there are huge obstacles to achieving adaptation to climate change. Our communities live in the mountains, forest, coasts, islands, riverbanks, river basins, arid areas and deserts, and ice-covered areas with spiritual affinity with nature.
The mitigation policies adopted by the conferences of the Parties, and other institutions, are ignoring our customary rights and our very existence as peoples. In short, the solutions that you have proposed create momentous problems for our traditional spiritual life threaten our survival. For example, the unsustainable ideologies are resulting in the loss of forest ethics, water, biodiversity and traditional knowledge.
At the same time, we have contributed consistently to the grand solutions and we hope to strengthen spiritual behavior, practices and management systems of indigenous peoples on climate change.
Thank you.
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