Indigenous Peoples and Rights Based Development: Engaging in Dialogue
Inception Workshop of the UNDP Regional Indigenous Peoples Programme (UNDP/ RIPP) and the Cordillera Indigenous Peoples Law Center (DINTEG)
Pines View Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines: 4-5 November 2005
Post Workshop Statement | Objectives | Activities | Participants | About UNDP-RIPP and DINTEG
(L-R) Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Tebtebba), Parshuram Tamang (Tamang Gedung), Kittisak Rattanakrajangsri (IAITPTF), Colin Nicholas (COAC)
ADB was invited to participate in the Inception Workshop of UNDP/ RIPP and DINTEG entitled, "Indigenous Peoples and Rights Based Development: Engaging in Dialogue," in Baguio City on 4-5 November 2005. Indira Simbolon, Social Development Specialist, Albab Akanda, Principal Safeguard Specialist, and Christine Crisol Pineda, Associate Social Safeguard Analyst, all from ADB's Environment and Social Safeguard Division, attended to support ADB's Key Results Area (KRA) on knowledge generation and undertake consultations on ADB's safeguard policy update.
Indira Simbolon
(ADB)
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ADB delivered a presentation which briefly introduced its Policy on Indigenous Peoples (IP) and the strategic importance of the Policy in responding to the challenge of IP participation and engagement in ADB projects. The presentation touched on Policy provisions for engagement of indigenous peoples and their engagement in the ADB project cycle. Finally, brief discussions on the Public Communications Policy and its relevance to IP, and the Safeguard Policy Update completed the presentation.
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(L-R) Artiso Mandawa (NAPC/ NATRIPAL), Albab Akanda (ADB), Mane Yun (UNDP)
In the discussion that followed ADB's presentation, the main issues that surfaced were:
- the need to make ADB material more easily understood and readily available
- the desire of IP to have significant participation in projects
- ensuring the protection of IP in ADB projects
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Parshuram Tamang (Tamang Gedung)
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The workshop objectives were to:
- provide a forum in which key indigenous leaders in the region can discuss and exchange ideas on strategies for engagement with international financial institutions (IFIs)
- establish a core group to help guide the dialogue, provide guidance and leadership in the training process, and ensure wide consultation
- finalize the details for the workshop and training program
- review and adapt the two training modules prepared in draft form by DINTEG and RIPP on IP rights and development: "Human Rights Based Approach and IFIs," and
- build the capacity of IP organizations and communities in defending their rights and determining their own development
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Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Tebtebba)
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Chandra Roy
(UNDP)
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Joan Carling
(CPA)
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Other workshop activities included:
- presentations on human rights-based approaches (HRBAs)
- presentations on indigenous experiences with the World Bank group, ADB and Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- introduction of the manual on Capacity Development (under development)
- drafting of a training manual on HRBA and IFIs relevant to IP in the Asia Pacific, and
- explanation of the objectives and scope of ADB's safeguard policy update to the participants
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The workshop was attended by IP representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines and Thailand.
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RIPP aims to strengthen policy dialogue at the local, national and regional level and to facilitate coordination of IP rights and sustainable development in the Asian region. The initiative focuses on policy dialogue, advocacy and capacity-building measures.
DINTEG is a legal center advocating and working for the defense of indigenous peoples' rights, human rights and fundamental freedoms. DINTEG is an indigenous term for 'law and justice' which refers to that which is just and righteous for each member of and the community in general.
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