Indigenous Climate Leadership

The climate crisis cannot be solved without the leadership of Indigenous Peoples.

About the EIPCCP Project

To face the climate crisis is to protect the land, water, air, and all our relations. Indigenous women, in all their gender diversity, hold deep responsibilities as knowledge keepers, caretakers, and leaders within their communities. Yet, their voices continue to be underrepresented in national climate policy and decision-making spaces. The EIPCCP Project uplifts their leadership in climate change policy, research, and action. Through this project, NWAC engages with Indigenous women, in all their gender diversity, across Turtle Island and Inuit Nunangat to ensure that their lived realities and Traditional Knowledge not only informs climate governance but helps shape it. Indigenous women deserve a seat at every table where the future of the planet is being decided.

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Phase 1: Laying the Foundation

The EIPCCP project began by building relationships with Indigenous women, in all their gender diversity, across Turtle Island and Inuit Nunangat. This foundational phase focused on initial engagement, relationship-building, and identifying climate policy gaps.

Phase 2: Centering Biodiversity

This phase explores the connection between climate change, biodiversity, and the wellbeing of Indigenous communities. NWAC ampliﬁes the voices of Indigenous women, in all their gender diversity, in biodiversity-related policy discussions, advocating for the protection of ecosystems through culturally grounded

Phase 3: Climate Justice and Indigenous Rights

NWAC deepens its climate advocacy by highlighting the intersection of environmental justice and Indigenous rights. Engagement sessions and research focus on the disproportionate climate impacts on Indigenous women and the need for gendered, distinctions-based approaches in national climate policy.

Phase 4: Indigenous-Led Conservation

Focusing on Indigenous-led conservation, this phase emphasizes the leadership and knowledge of Indigenous women, in all their gender diversity, in protecting lands and waters. NWAC gathers insights from diverse communities to inform climate policy that reﬂects Indigenous governance, stewardship, and sovereignty.

Phase 5: Land-Based Learning and TEK

This phase turns toward land-based learning and the sharing of Traditional Ecological Knowledge. NWAC is creating space for Indigenous women and gender-diverse people to reﬂect on their relationships with the land and lead conversations on climate resilience, healing, and transformation.