Vanessa Fernandes, from the Wapichana people, a focal point on the climate crisis, represented the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR), in the panel held at the end of the morning this Thursday (13), in the Belém pavilion -10 green zone.
The panel brought together Indigenous leaders, experts, and civil society, who presented experiences and initiatives for adapting to and addressing climate change that are being implemented by different Indigenous peoples and organizations in Brazil.
The Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR), through its Department of Territorial, Environmental and Climate Change Management, is a reference on the subject. The department, coordinated by Sineia do Vale, has developed three "Indigenous Adaptation Plans to Climate Change" in the Raposa, Serra da Lua and Amajari regions; the fourth is being developed in the Murupu region.
During the plenary session, participants followed the event, observing the success stories presented by the panelists, and emphasized that indigenous peoples are responsible for the protection and preservation of their territories.
The debate was divided with the participation of Marta Fellows from IPAM, Maioque Terena from CIMC/Terena Council, Newiwe Top'Tiro from the Youth for Climate group, and was moderated by Renata Pinheiro from CI-Brazil.