Woven at COP31 in Türkiye

Join us as we attend our first year at cop (conference of the parties) at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP31) in Türkiye.

what is COP31?

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international response to climate change. It is an agreement between 198 nation-states to outline obligations for how to combat climate change. It was signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and came into force in 1994. 

Under the UNFCCC process, the United Nations began hosting a yearly UN Climate Change Conference to serve as the formal meeting of the UNFCCC Parties (Nation States) and became known as Conferences of the Parties (COP). The first meeting was held in Berlin in 1995, known as COP1. This year, the COP31 will be hosted in Türkiye from November 9-20, 2026.

The UNFCCC was established before the affirmation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and thus advocates for Indigenous rights and sovereignty have had to work extremely hard to ensure Indigenous leadership is heard with respect to creating climate solutions.

Our Delegation

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger is a Dënesųłiné mother from the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN)  and the Executive Director and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA),  an Indigenous-led climate justice organization in so-called Canada. In 2024, Deranger also founded The Woven Project, a global Indigenous-led climate justice initiative

Kimaren Ole Riamit

Kimaren Ole Riamit is an Indigenous peoples’ leader from the Pastoralists Maasai Community in southern Kenya. His is the Founder-Director of Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners (ILEPA) a community based Indigenous Peoples organization based in Kenya. The organization is a non-for-profit Indigenous organization for human rights, Environment and development serving Indigenous Pastoralists communities in Kenya.

Thomas Joseph

Thomas Joseph is a member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and a descendant of the Lone Pine Shoshone Paiute Tribe from the occupied and unceded lands of California. He has spent the last decade defending his peoples’ lands from carbon brokers, hydro dams and other false solutions.

Coyote Park

Coyote Park (he/they) is a Two-Spirit artist and educator of Karuk, Yurok, German, and Korean descent. Park, having received education from Parsons School of Design, works at the intersection of media and humanities.

Jaida deranger

My name is Jaida Deranger, I am Denesuline from Treaty 8 and a member of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation. I am Assistant to the President at Indigenous Climate Action/Woven Project. I have a Bachelor in Education and experience working as a Social Studies and Art teacher and will continue to teach knowing the value of the work of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA) in supporting new generations of leaders in Indigenous rights and climate movements.

Ian Leshan

Ian is the communications officer at Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners (ILEPA) and will be joining our Comms team at COP31.

Tunga Rai

Tunga Bhadra Rai is an Indigenous researcher and anthropologist from Nepal, belonging to the Rai Indigenous Nationality. He is Director of the Climate Change Program at the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN),  where he leads strategic initiatives on Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge, rights and climate policy.

Graeme reed

Dr. Graeme Reed is a Strategic Advisor with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), where he advocates for the inclusion of First Nations in international, national, and regional climate change and energy policy dialogues. He is Anishinaabe from the Great Lakes (Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) with mixed ancestry from England, Scotland, and Germany.

Taily terena

Taily Terena is an Indigenous woman from the Terena Nation, Brazil. A land and climate defender, she has dedicated her life to advocating for Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Women’s rights.

Upcoming Events Calendar

  • We Are the Solution: Building Global Indigenous Collaboration to Overcome Failing International Mechanisms

    November 13, 2026

    15:55 - 16:55 Türkiye (TRT)

    Hosted by

    The Woven Project

    This panel will showcase representatives from the seven-socio cultural regions of the globe to discuss what's possible when Indigenous Peoples work together across geopolitical boundaries to restore relationships with one another and with our lands and waters in solidarity against unsustainable systems of power.

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  • Women Leading Climate Solutions on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis

    November 16, 2026

    11:30 - 13:00 Türkiye (TRT)

    Hosted by
    WECAN

    Location: Side Event Room 9 - SAFRANBOLU, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP31

    The presentations will demonstrate the efforts women are making towards ambitious climate action in response to the Paris Climate Agreement with a gender lens while also uplifting progress in  the Gender Action Plan, and Just Transition Work Program.

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  • False Promises in a Time of Prophecy: Indigenous Perspectives on AI and Tech-based solutions

    Tuesday, November 17, 2026

    16:50 - 17:50 Türkiye (TRT)

    Hosted by
    Indigenous Climate Action
    The Woven Project
    Mohawks United in Safety & Health

    Location: Indigenous Peoples Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP31

    This panel will explore Indigenous perspectives of tech-based solutions and AI, bringing frontline voices from those protecting their lands, peoples and ecosystems from the development of data centers, to those who are developing critical analyses, strategies, and tools to disentangle the real benefits of some technologies, from the false promises of tech oligarchs and the states weaponizing technological development. 

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