Indigenous Women on the Front Line: Climate Justice and Direct Funding
Join the GATC, ANMIGA, COICA and IPAS for a panel bringing together Indigenous women leaders from across continents to demand a shift in how climate finance reaches those who need it most!
Why This Matters
Less than 1% of global climate funding reaches Indigenous-led organisations directly.
Bureaucracy and intermediaries block urgent resources from reaching the front lines.
Indigenous territories protect more carbon than most government-designated reserves — yet remain systematically excluded from decision-making.
This panel moves beyond rhetoric. It is a strategic call for direct, accessible, and culturally relevant funding mechanisms, centered on the voices of those protecting our planet’s most critical ecosystems.
Speakers
🔹 Watatakalu Yawalapiti – Co-founder of ANMIGA (the Articulação Nacional das Mulheres Indígenas Guerreiras da Ancestralidad), Brazil
🔹 Fany Kuiru – General Coordinator of COICA (the Coordination of Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin), Colombia
🔹 Sara Omi – Women's Movement of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities and Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests, Panama
🔹 Jenifer Lasimbang – Executive Director of IPAS (Indigenous Peoples of Asia Solidarity Fund), Malaysia
🔹 Grace Murray (Moderator) – Journalist
What You’ll Experience
✔️ Territorial Testimonies: Real stories from the front lines of climate crisis
✔️ Debate the Barrier: Why does less than 1% of climate finance reach Indigenous communities?
✔️ Solutions in Focus: Practical pathways for direct funding and bypassing bureaucratic hurdles
Who Should Attend?
Donors, policymakers, climate funders, civil society organizations, journalists, and anyone committed to just and equitable climate action.