“It is fundamental and critical that decisions made at the international and national levels feature the voices, policy priorities and worldviews of Afro-descendent communities across the Americas. We are excited to advance this work in this critical time for racial and environmental justice, climate action and resilience planning.”
-- Luis Gilberto Murillo-Urrutia, former Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia and current Martin Luther King Visiting Scholar at MIT.
Forum Overview
Co-developed by Afro-descendant leaders from throughout the Americas, the Afro-Interamerican Forum on Climate Change (AIFCC) provides greater visibility to the challenges Afro-descendant leaders are facing regarding environmental issues, including climate risks and biodiversity loss, and their contributions to the stewardship of areas of critical environmental importance and their global environmental services. The Forum will provide on-the-ground resources for Afro-descendant communities to engage in this work via research and community innovation projects.
It will also provide the international platform to allow leaders to influence policies and major decisions at the international, national and regional scales. Through this work, the AIFCC will create a major impact, including a common narrative, a call to action, the co-creation of knowledge with communities, and financial support for Afro-descendant populations on climate change issues. Through these activities, the Forum will advance environmental and racial justice.
Elevating the expertise and perspective of Afro-descendant communities throughout the Americas in climate change decision-making
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Environmental solutions initiative
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Invisible no longer:
The Afro-Interamerican Forum on Climate Change (AIFCC) at COP 27
AIFCC at the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
Learn more about our participation at the permanent forum
