8th November 2021 | COP26 Glasgow
The International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) collectively request parties to support the following language and positions in the latest negotiations on Article 6.
Recognising that there is near universal support from Parties here at COP26 for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007), and that Parties recommitted to upholding the Rights of Indigenous Peoples through the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples Outcome Document (2014), the IIPFCC consider the following proposals the standard for upholding the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Article 6.
We request that Parties be vocal in introducing and supporting the following positions in ongoing Article 6 negotiations:
1. Human rights and Rights of Indigenous Peoples
1.1 The language of preambular paragraph 11 of The Paris Agreement must be maintained in the preambular and operational text of 6.2 and 6.4.
1.2 The language of preambular paragraph 11 of The Paris Agreement must be maintained in Article 6.8, and must be added to the principles in the annex of 6.8.
1.3 Para 24 (ix) of the annex to Article 6.4, to be consistent, should repeat the language of preambular paragraph 11 of The Paris Agreement.
2. Proposed language for 6.4, 31 (e) of annex:
“Shall undergo local, national and subnational stakeholder consultation consistent with applicable domestic and international standards in relation to public participation, local communities, and Indigenous Peoples and ensuring compliance with the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples.”
3. Grievance Mechanism – The grievance mechanism in Article 6.4 should be an independent body.
