Why Indigenous Women’s Views on Climate Security Matter - A Colombian Case

When we think of security, we usually think of weapons, patrols, war and crime. For many indigenous people in Colombia however, security is more linked to well-being of the collective community and its natural environment. Our guest, Cristina Hoyos (DCAF), represents a recent research on indigenous strategies to adapt to climate change and their broader interpretation of security. With Abigail Robinson (Continua), she will a.o. discuss the role ‘ecofeminism’ and the security sector can play in supporting these indigenous communities.

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Supplemental reading:

• Click here for the study discussed in the episode (available in English, Spanish and Portuguese)
• Click here for the IUCN study mentioned in the episode (links between natural resource extraction and SGBV)

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