PAR Workshop – Chiang Mai, Thailand (June 2009)

The use of agrobiodiversity by indigenous peoples and rural communities in adapting to climate change

Chiang Mai, Thailand 17-20 June 2009

Introduction

• Workshop introduction (pdf)
• Agenda (pdf)

Discussion paper

• Agrobiodiversity and climate change
Charting adaptation

Background documents

• Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
  Jan Salick and Anja Byg. University of Oxford and Missouri Botanical Garden, 2007
• Towards Food Sovereignty
  Michel Pimbert, 2008
• Climate change and food security: a framework document
  FAO, 2008
• Climate change and food security: a framework document – Summary
  FAO, 2008
• Investing in Sustainable Agricultural Intensification: The Role of Conservation Agriculture — A Framework for Action FAO, 2008

Fieldtrip

• Introduction to the fieldtrip: A Collaborative Project of Mae Win Villages and CMUPN lab for Rice Gall Midge Control in Upland Paddies
• Coping with the Rice Gall Midge, a New Insect Pest of Highland Paddies, In Upland Villages in Mae Win, Chiang Mai, Thailand CMUPN lab, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Papers

• Climate change, biodiversity and livelihoods in Indian Himalaya
  K.G. Saxena, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India and K.S. Rao, Department of Botany, Delhi University, Delhi, India
• Communities, Traditional farming and climate change: Challenges and Opportunities
  Archana Godbole, Applied Environmental Research Foundation, India www.aerfindia.org
• Saving Vanishing Crops and Dying Wisdom
  V. Arivudai Nambi, Principal Scientist (Biodiversity), M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai, India
• The use of Agrobiodiversity by Indigenous and Rural Farmers of Nepal in Adapting to Climate Changes: Experiences and Opportunities for Collaboration
  Rajju Malla Dhakal (LiBird)

Presentations

• Analysis of agrobiodiversity as a coping strategy to deal with climate change - Paul Bordoni (pdf – 2.5 MB)
• Climate change agrobiodiversity and livelihoods in Indian Himalaya- Krishna Gopal Saxena (pdf – 0.5 MB)
• Communities traditional farming and climate change - Archana Godbole (pdf – 1.9 MB)
• Conservation and sustainable utilization of wild relatives of crops - Song Dongfeng (pdf – 1.8 MB)
• Indigenous peoples biocultural diversity - Alejandro Argumedo (pdf – 0.7 MB)
• Migration territories of mobile indigenous peoples and other iccas - Taghi Farvar (pdf – 2.5 MB)
• Saving vanishing drops and dying wisdom - Arivudai Nambi (pdf – 3.2 MB)
• The problem of Mae Win sub district - Nantawat Tinpalanai (pdf – 0.7 MB)
• Tibetan agriculture and climate change - Jan Salick (pdf – 4.8 MB)
• Use of agrobodiversity by indigenous and rural farmers of Nepal in adapting to climate change - Rajju Malla Dhakal (pdf – 2.8 MB)
• Valuation of the potato genetic diversity in highly vulnerable areas in Bolivia - Ximena Cadima (pdf – 4.5 MB)

Report

• Experiences, knowledge gaps and opportunities for collaboration

Video

“Knowledge for the young generation” – Pastoralists and climate change in Eastern Africa. Video produced by MPIDO (Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization) – Nicholas Meitiaki Soikan and accessible from Agrobiodiversity Platform on Vimeo.