Indigenous Peoples

SEI at AGU Fall Meeting 2022

Past event / AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences.

Indigenous experiences of impact assessment and development projects: lessons from the Aashukan exchange

Journal article / This article summarizes lessons learned from ‘Aashukan’ an Indigenous exchange organized in Canada in conjunction with the IAIA Conference in 2017.

Focali annual meeting 2022

Past event / The Focali annual meeting to be held in Gothenburg is the first in-person annual meeting since the memorable Focali 10-year anniversary meeting held in 2019.

Small-scale farmers in Asia share knowledge to build climate resilience

Perspective / Asia’s small-scale farmers live in precarious conditions that worsen the impacts of climate change.

Five considerations for a just transition for Indigenous communities and ethnic minorities

Perspective / To ensure a just transition, ethnic minority groups and Indigenous Peoples need to be involved in decision-making and benefit sharing.

EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act fails to protect Sámi rights – here’s how to strengthen it

Perspective / The EU faces a dilemma: advance its green transition or uphold the human rights of the Indigenous Sámi community.

Radical collaboration needed for climate adaptation

Media coverage / Researchers seek to support families to adapt to climate change.

Seven priorities for COP27

Perspective / COP27 has been called the "Adaptation", "Implementation" and "African COP". SEI experts examine what it takes for COP27 to live up to the expectations.

Barriers to women’s participation, leadership, and empowerment in community-managed water and sanitation in rural Bolivia

Journal article / This study is one of the first to assess the relationship between women's empowerment and participation in community-managed water and sanitation.