Abstract:

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) women are one of the most vulnerable groups to climate change impacts. IPLC women experience “triplediscrimination” for being Indigenous, women, and Indigenous women. They experience high rates of extreme poverty and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across all regions and carry the burden of household care, ensuring food, water, and livelihood security, and have poor access to basic services. Patriarchal gender norms and traditional institutions limit their voice and effective participation in decision-making processes, and their access to critical livelihood resources (e.g. land). This study illustrates that IPLC women are also important agents of change for climate action and have been using their TKT to build the resilience of their communities to climate and other shocks.