Climate Frontlines

Climate Frontlines is a global internet-based forum for indigenous peoples, small islands, and vulnerable communities. Many small island, rural, and indigenous communities are facing the first impacts of climate change. Despite the recognition that these vulnerable communities are on the frontlines of climate change, their voices have remained largely on the sidelines of climate change debates.

The grassroots internet forum on the frontlines of climate change was launched by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issue (SPFII), and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) to:

    * Draw international attention to the knowledge and experiences of indigenous communities and peoples living in small islands, the Arctic, and other vulnerable environments;
    * Seek community-level observations on climate change impacts, as well as local efforts to cope with and adapt to these changes;
    * Provide an opportunity for communities to voice their observations, experiences, and concerns, and to share and exchange them with other communities;
    * Build up a global database of local observations, experiences, practices, and coping strategies;
    * Support community-based research and educational activities related to climate change;
    * Heighten the profile and impact of indigenous peoples and their knowledge in international climate change debates.

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