Abstract:

Since 2006, FAO and the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues have been collaborating in promoting initiatives to enhance IPs’ capacities in the field of ComDev through a series of consultations and the establishment of IPs’ communication platforms. In this context, FAO’s Communication for Sustainable Development Initiative (CSDI) programme gives special attention to vulnerable populations and indigenous communities, focusing on enhancing IPs’ capacity to apply ComDev activities to sustainable natural resources management, particularly in the context of climate change adaptation in the agricultural, forestry, and fisheries sectors. This document presents the results of a series of initiatives implemented by IPs’ organizations, development agencies, FAO and the UNPFII to position Communication for Development as a key element in achieving social change and guaranteeing IPs the opportunity to benefit from their rights.