Plataforma CIPÓ has strengthened its international engagement by submitting five formal contributions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These submissions address key issues for countries of the Global South, including strengthening the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP), the need for targeted climate justice financing, the integration of scientific, traditional, and local knowledge into innovation policies, and the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples in Rio Convention processes.
The submissions aim to influence ongoing negotiations and decision-making processes under the UNFCCC, especially in the lead-up to the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), to be held in Belém, Brazil, in 2025. Through this initiative, CIPÓ reaffirms its commitment to a justice- and equity-centered social and environmental transformation, combining research, partnerships, and political advocacy.
Highlights include:
Principles and implementation platform for just transitions – CIPÓ submitted its first contribution to the JTWP calling for the adoption of High-Level Principles on Just Transitions, inspired by those already endorsed by the G20, and for the creation of a Matchmaking Platform to support the implementation of just energy transitions. The proposal draws inspiration from the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty.
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Formal negotiations and a new JTWP mandate – In partnership with the Latin American Climate Lawyers Initiative for Mobilizing Action (LACLIMA), Instituto Alana, Geledés – Black Women’s Institute, COP30 Committee, and other organizations, CIPÓ advocates for more serious negotiations on just transitions that lead to concrete commitments. The submission calls for the establishment of a Just Transition Committee and for renewing the JTWP mandate in 2026 to ensure its continuity, expansion, and increased ambition.
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Integrating diverse knowledge systems in global climate policy – CIPÓ and World-Transforming Technologies (WTT) recommend that global climate policies incorporate not only scientific knowledge, but also traditional and local knowledge — essential for more just and effective solutions. The submission also argues that technologies and innovations should be co-developed with the active participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
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Dedicated funding for just transitions in the Baku-to-Belém Roadmap – CIPÓ proposes that the Roadmap from Baku to Belém to 1.3 Trillion explicitly recognize the need for dedicated, additional funding to support just transitions — complementary to financing for mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage. Read the full document
Integrated participation of Indigenous Peoples in the Rio Conventions – In response to the public consultation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), CIPÓ, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), and WTT argue that Indigenous knowledge — which is oral and embodied — can only be fully included across the three Rio Conventions through effective, dignified, and integrated participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in all processes.
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