UNU's Indigenous Perspectives of Climate Change videobrief series
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Local solutions on a sinking paradise, Carterets Islands, Papua New Guinea
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In December 2008, the low-lying Carterets Islands were badly damaged by king tides and violent storm surges. Nicholas Hakata, a local youth leader and community representative, explains that he and…
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Sea level rise in Kowanyama, Cape York, Australia
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“When that whole ocean comes and rises up, where are we going to go?” ponders Inherkowinginambana, a Kunjen elder from Kowanyama, a coastal Aboriginal community in tropical Queensland, Australia.…
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Walking on country with spirits, Wugal Wugal, Australia
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Located on the eastern shore of Australia’s tropical north, Shipton’s Flat is home to Marilyn, a Kuku Nyungkal Aboriginal woman, and her family. She has been living here the ancestral way – far removed…
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Land has breath - Rediscovering Altai's human-nature relationships
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RUSSIA - Slava Cheltuev, Telengit community leader and shaman from Russian Altai's high altitude Kosh Agach Raion traverses the Altai's sacred lands. He reflects on our 21st century world and stresses…
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Fighting carbon with fire - Arnhemland, Australia
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Arnhem Land - Aboriginal fire ecologist, Dean Yibarbuk, explains how traditional fire management practices have kept the country healthy for thousands of years. Recently, his mob at Wardakken have…
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Finding a place to feed: Kyrgyz shepherds and climate change
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KYRGYZSTAN - Shepherd Dootkasy and his wide Anarkul share their family's observations and traditional adaptation to the changing climate in highland pastures of Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains. Featuring: Sariev…
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Pamiri women and the melting glaciers of Tajikistan
10:081,037 Plays / 11 Likes / 1 Comment
TAJIKISTAN - The glaciers of the Pamir mountains, which provide over 50% of Central Asia's water resources, are rapidly melting at a rate similar to Greenland's continental glacier. Three generations…
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The forbidden forest of the Dayak - Borneo, Indonesia
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Deep in the remaining old growth forests of Borneo, the Setulang Dayak village guards its forest with deep commitment. To date, the village's traditional law of Tana Olen (forbidden forest), withstands…
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Energy for the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
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Synopsis High on the Pamir Mountains, the people of Murghab have almost no access to energy. The fuel that used to power the electric station ran out after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the…
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Resilient Bangladesh: Fishermen cope with rougher seas
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Synopsis: In low lying Bangladesh, some of the world’s most vulnerable peoples are innovatively adapting to changing climate. Meet Mohammed Ilias, a fisherman on the Meghna River, and learn how he…
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Energy - Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science
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Energy L'Énergie Energía Энергия In addition to being owners of large carbon sinks, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are also actively participating in various other important mitigation…
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