Speaker
Invited Speaker at International Events
A UN Science-Policy Panel for Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention - Scientists at the Heart of Global Policymaking
Invited Panelist at the Burlington Consensus 3 "A United Nations Science-Policy Panel for Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Prevention -
Scientists at the Heart of Global Policymaking", on 27 September 2024, organized by The Royal Society of Chemistry, London, UK, and online.
The session "Interdisciplinary skills and expertise for the SPP" addressed the need to supporting governments in defining the work programme and deliverables of the SPP.
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Aligning Indigenous Peoples', Afro-descendant peoples', local communities' and government perspectives and priorities around water tenure
Invited Panelist at the Session 'Building bridges between communities and states through water tenure', on 26 August 2024, organized by FAO and others, during the World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden, and online.
The panel discussion "Aligning Indigenous Peoples', Afro-descendant peoples', local communities' and government perspectives and priorities around water tenure" addressed the global, national, and local perspectives on the assessment and application of water tenure approaches, and the engagement of local actors in the Global Dialogue on Water Tenure.
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The contributions of Indigenous Peoples' earth observations to water quality monitoring
Invited Panelist at the "Indigenous Earth observations can advance water quality monitoring" webinar, on 31 July 2024, organized by the GEO Indigenous Alliance, GEO AquaWatch, with support from CSIRO's AquaWatch Australia, International Association for Great Lakes Research and the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA), online.
In the discussion indigenous speakers shared examples of Indigenous Earth observations that can be used for water quality monitoring.
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Women in Water Science Diplomacy Day 2024
Invited Panelist at the Women in Water Science Diplomacy Day: A Special Experience Exchange Event to Mark Women in Diplomacy Day 2024, on 24 June 2024, organized by The Women in Water Diplomacy Network (WWDN), Permanent Forum of Binational Waters, Environmental Law Institute, Stockholm International Water Institute, and Central Arizona Project [online].
The panel discussed and elevate the importance of Science Diplomacy in transboundary water cooperation and management.
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https://www.un.org/en/observances/women-in-diplomacy-day
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Conversatorio "Conocimientos indígenas en la cogeneración de rutas hacia la sostenibilidad"
[Dialogue on the roundtable discussion of Indigenous Knowledge in the co-creation of pathways to sustainability]
Invited panelist at the Second Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Local Knowledge (LK) Dialogue for the Global Environment Outlook GEO-7 event organized by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), on 11-13 June 2024, at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM-Oaxaca) in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico.
More info: https://www.geografia.unam.mx/geoigg/comunicacion/ver_medios.php?medio=ODc5
Decolonizing Earth Observations: Towards a Fairer and more Ethical Monitoring of the Planet
Paper presented at the XI Multidisciplinary Meeting on Indigenous Peoples (EMPI) 2024, on 4-7 June 2024, organized by SciencesPo Paris, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt and Goethe Universität Frankfurt, and held at SciencesPo Paris, École de Droit, Paris, France.
The conference addressed Indigenous responses to global crisis contexts: Decolonising the law, indigenising methodologies,
exploring legal orders, pursuing environmental justice,
categorising vulnerabilities.
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Indigenous Peoples' Earth Observations: Advancing Knowledge for Environmental Monitoring
Invited Speaker at the In Conversation Series - Conservation's Leading Edges: Transforming conservation practice through indigenous-led Monitoring and Evaluation, on 29 May 2024, organized by the Global Diversity Foundation (GDF), online.
In this session, we shared insights from indigenous-led monitoring of conservation and environmental projects.
"Beyond Sacred Ecology: Indigenous People’s Observations for Understanding Complex Earth Processes"
[Más allá de Ecología Sagrada: Observaciones de Pueblos Indígenas para la Comprensión de los Procesos Complejos de la Tierra]
Invited speaker at the Workshop on Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge and The Sciences: Combining knowledge and science on vulnerabilities and solutions for resilience event organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS) and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS), on 14-15 March 2024, at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City.
More info: https://www.pas.va/en/events/2024/indigenous_peoples.html
Read also the Final Statement: https://www.pas.va/en/events/2024/indigenous_peoples/final_statement.html
"From Source to Tap: Unravelling the Link between Water Pollution and Sustainable Water Supply under Changing Climate"
Invited panelist at the Atoms4Climate event organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on 9 December 2023, at the COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
"Cryosphere - Impact of Retreating Glaciers"
Invited panelist at the Atoms4Climate event organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on 6 December 2023, at the COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
"The Contribution of Indigenous Knowledge to Groundwater Literacy" Success Story
Invited speaker Success Story at the Groundwater Youth Forum during the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022, Day 2, on 8 December 2022, held at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.
More info: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000383819
https://web.archive.org/web/20230128135816/https://groundwater-summit.org/
"Indigenous Knowledge and Science"
Invited speaker at the COP15's Restoration Day: Science and Traditional Knowledge at the Rio Conventions Pavilion within the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UNESCO), on 13 December 2022, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and held at the Palais des Congrès, Montreal, Canada.
More info: https://www.unesco.org/en/biodiversity/cop15
https://enb.iisd.org/rio-conventions-pavilion-cbd-cop15-13dec22
"Knowledge Production for the Current and Future Climate Change Crisis"
Invited speaker at the "Priority global water-research questions for the looming climate crisis" COP27 Water Day Webinar, on 14 November 2022, organized by Water@Leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
The discussion was about on multiple disciplines and geographical locations working on various scales to identify how water security at these different scales are impacted by climate change and how the identified six priority water research themes are at the core of adaptation to climate change.
More info: https://water.leeds.ac.uk/news/cop27-water-day-webinar/
"Indigenous Knowledge, Western Knowledge"
Justice & Indigenous Peoples Rights
Invited speaker at the International Colloquium "Justice and Indigenous Peoples Rights" of the JUSTIP International Research Network, on 19 May 2022, organized by the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France.
The discussion was about Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Peoples Rights.
More info: https://justip.hypotheses.org/2785
"Negotiating at the Brink: How does the World Solve the Climate Crisis?"
Invited speaker at the Part 3 event: "Future Paradigm for Climate Change Movement", on 17 March 2022, organized by the Centre for Japanese Research, Institute for Asian Research, The University of British Columbia, Canada.
The discussion was about the normative considerations of the future of climate justice.
More info: https://cjr.iar.ubc.ca/6741-2/
Salzburg Global Seminar: What will the Next "Enlightenment" Look Like?
Invited Speaker at the Designs on the Future initiative, on 21 October 2021, organized by the Salzburg Global Seminar, held at the Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, Austria.
The philosophical discussion centered about disparities between existing knowledge systems and other pressing issues confronting society.
More info, and key messages: https://www.salzburgglobal.org/news/latest-news/article/what-will-the-next-enlightenment-look-like
UN Valuing Water, the UN World Water Development Report 2021
Invited Panelist at the UN Valuing Water, the UN World Water Development Report 2021, on 24 August 2021, organized by UNESCO and UN Water, during the World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden.
The panel discussion "It is a prism and not a coin!" addressed the value of water in Indigenous water-oriented societies.
More info:
https://www.worldwaterweek.org/event/9744-valuing-water-the-un-world-water-development-report-2021