Capacity Building and Expertise of Indigenous Peoples in the Climate Agenda: Capacity Befuddling Programmes and Engagement with Academia (The Union of Indigenous Peoples «Soyuz», UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs)

The multifaceted international agenda, including climate change, green economy and energy transition, requires high level of expertise and capacity from all actors involved. The side event will discuss how unbalances in capacity can be diminished and how States, Academia, Business and International organizations can assist Indigenous Peoples to build their capacity to become even more influential players in the COP summits and other international fora. Some examples of Indigenous-led programmes from UN, Russia and around the world will be discussed. The participants will elaborate on possible joint efforts and new ways of collaboration.

• Mr. Aleksei Tsykarev, Programme Director of the All-Russian Capacity Building Programme «School of Civic Diplomacy of Indigenous Peoples of Russia», UN Expert on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 20213 – 2022

• Antonina Gorbunova, Member of UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Executive Director of the Union of Indigenous Peoples «Soyuz»
• Sergey Timoshkov, Advisor to the Head of the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs
• Morse Flores, Coordinator of the UN Indigenous Peoples Fellowship Programme and UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
• Nechey Serotetto, representative of the Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North "Yamal – to the Descendants"
• Milanina Tankayeva, Association of Indigenous Peoples of the Republic of Altai
• Victoria Darmayeva, President of the Association of Inidgeous Peoples of Zabaikalsky territory
• Andrey Metelitsa, Chairt of the Association of Inidgeous Peoples of Kamchatka territory