Decolonising Philanthropy, Aid, Development Assistance
This group is a place to connect with others interested in and working on the decolonisation of aid. Aid includes philanthropy, humanitarian aid and development assistance.
Use the group for sharing your own work and the work of others and to engage in thoughtful discussion. Members set the agenda, drive the conversation, and address the issues that matter to them most.
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Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities
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Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities
A former colleague, Solange Bandiaky Banji, co-wrote this good SSIR article on the necessity of centering local and indigenous communities in the work for climate justice.
“Over the past several years, a consensus has formed that addressing the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises requires supporting the land rights and environmental stewardship of Indigenous Peoples and other local, rural communities who live alongside and depend on natural resources for their livelihoods…
[D]espite this consensus, the Rainforest Foundation Norway showed, in 2021, that efforts to recognize Indigenous land rights and support their forest conservation were getting less than 1 percent of all climate financing, with the vast majority of funding going to international organizations or development contractors.”