Global Study on Indigenous People’s Climate Contributions

November 19, 2025

Member of our Global Indigenous Advisory Council (GIAC), Kimeran Ole Riamit, is the Executive Director of The Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners (ILEPA) and is part of Indigenous Peoples’ Global Partnership on Climate Change, Forests and Sustainable Development (ELATIA). ELATIA is the consortium delivering the Global Study on Indigenous Peoples’ Climate Contributions.

Kimeran Ole Riamit

“Grounded in a rights‑ and responsibilities‑based approach, the study, carried out by the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Partnership ELATIA, with inputs from an Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee and External Review Expert Group, examines Indigenous Peoples‑led climate adaptation, mitigation, ambition, and finance across the globe, while also documenting loss and damage, and centring climate justice. The study compiled information from over 700 Indigenous Peoples-led or Indigenous-partnered climate initiatives worldwide. Its aim is practical and immediate – improve the quality and availability of Indigenous Peoples‑generated evidence, elevate Indigenous leadership, and reorient resources toward effective, equitable, and scalable Indigenous Peoples‑led climate solutions.”

The Woven Project is proud to work along individuals like Kimeran and aim to create an additional space where this important and groundbreaking research can be accessed by even more Indigenous People’s internationally.

Below is the full Global Study on Indigenous People’s Climate Contributions as well as a link to ILEPA’s call for case studies that go towards future contributions.