Abstract:

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) increasingly focus on social inclusion including through stronger engagement with IPLCs and aims to serve as a learning laboratory for climate finance. It is within this context that CIF commissioned The Contribution of Traditional Knowledge and Technology to Climate Solutions study (2019) to further inform the adoption of traditional knowledge for addressing climate change. The study did so by advancing the understanding of traditional knowledge systems as compared and contrasted with conventional innovation. The report analyzed relevant literature and findings from key stakeholder interviews and provided a strong rationale for complementing modern climate science with traditional knowledge. It demonstrated the central importance of CIF’s inclusive approaches to tackling climate risks using innovative and proven solutions. Existing studies on TKT for climate solutions often lack a gendered analysis, which can result in missed opportunities to partner with IPLC women in scaling up their valuable TKT approaches in the design and implementation of climate solutions. Building on the CIF’s 2019 report on TKT, this study aims to show the critical role IPLC women play in the generation, application, preservation, and transmission of TKT, and the barriers and enabling factors that support genderresponsive integration of IPLC women’s TKT in climate action.