The ACCTING project, of which ICLEI is a partner, has produced a set of factsheets to support policymakers, employers, and civil society organisations in understanding the effects of Green Deal policies on vulnerable groups, and to suggest practical recommendations to mitigate these effects.
The climate crisis requires the participation of all parts of society and all knowledge resources. There is an urgent need to improve disaster prevention and preparation mechanisms, and to mitigate the impact of disasters. Less visible but not less
impactful, the biodiversity crisis has also reached critical levels, and it is high time to activate and strengthen the resilience potential of society. Indigenous and local knowledge are essential sources in this process. Until now, the main agents that have
produced knowledge and policy guidance for the climate and biodiversity crisis have been intergovernmental bodies and the corresponding national groups; this set of recommendations argues for a meaningful, systematic, and non-extractive inclusion of the indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) into the structures of knowledge production and their application. ILK can contribute to both activating disaster management capacities and sustaining functional ecosystems of nature by employing adequate action. The recommendations emphasise the importance of ILK in the design of both local and national policies. For a place-based and regional response, ILK can be of particular importance to the implementation of the policies in the hands of local authorities.