SEMINAR: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS AND THE VALUE CHAIN APPROACH

Friday 11 December 2009, 12:30 to 15:00, meeting room M3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Asiatisk Plads 2, 1448 Copenhagen K. Sandwiches will be served.
Programme:

(1) Welcome by Sus Ulbæk, Head of Centre for Africa, Asia, Americas and the Middle East

(2) Short introduction to PREMACA by Jorgen G. Jensen, TAS

(3) Mobilizing a Region for Climate Change Adaptation, Grethel Aguilar, Director, IUCN, Central America. How a Programme can reach out from governments to indigenous communities with a new creative approach.

(4) The Value Chain Approach to Small-Scale Eco-Business Development in Guatemala, Iván Buitrón, Manager of the Eco-Business Division, AGEXPORT, Guatemala. How women and indigenous peoples have benefitted from a poverty-oriented business strategy

(5) Discussion

Danida is supporting the Regional Environment Programme in Central America (called PREMACA from its name in Spanish) with DKK 250 million over seven years from 2005 to 2012. The Programme was designed to support the Regional Environment Plan for Central America (PARCA). The support is demonstrating interesting results, in particular in working with the private sector and civil society, including indigenous communities. Four urban municipalities and networks of slum dwellers, in many cases led by women are actively engaged in efforts to improve livelihoods. The themes selected for this seminar reflect the actuality of the PREMACA approach – Climate change, gender equality, indigenous peoples’ rights and the vital role of the private sector.

Registration is necessary. Participation is limited to 28 persons. Please register with:
Thea Lüttichau, uftstud@um.dk informing:
Name, title, organization and e-mail address for confirmation of participation.