Victoria Tauli Corpuz: “The Dominant Economic Paradigms Are At Odds With The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples”

Victoria Tauli Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and former Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, advocates for the engagement of Indigenous women in climate action. While speaking to UN Women, she gave numerous examples of how Indigenous women actively participate in climate action. For instance, Maasai women in Kenya, Amazonian women in Peru, and Indigenous women of Cordillera region of Philippines have adopted new strategies in both risk reduction and disaster response. Photo credit: UN Photo/JC McIlwaine