Guide on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

ExchangeResourcemanagement• Using locallyavailable wildresources• Obtainingfood and othernecessitiesfrom externalsources throughexchange,reciprocity,barter, ormarkets• Depending onemergency aidfrom the state orNGOs• TraditionalmanagementtechniquesFoodshortageScarce andclimatesensitiveresourcesThe Yukon First Nations are now moredependent on market food and eat lesstraditional food as they are graduallybuying more of what they eat. 16People in Marshall Islands traditionallysecure their freshwater supplies byplacing coral blocks around them tobuild up land around the freshwaterlenses and protect them from saltwater intrusion.Indigenous mangrove conservationthat acts as seawalls in the Matafacommunity in Samoa were provento be more appropriate and effectivefor the people in the area than thegovernment seawalls.FoodSecurityContinuingofcustomaryobligations• Reinvigoratingtraditionalindigenous foodsystems thathave provedto be effective,provide betterdiets andcause lessenvironmentaldamage• Initiation ofcommunityprograms for theelderlyFoodshortagedue tonarrowingnaturalresourcebasesChanginganimalbehaviorthatrendersmoredifficulty inhuntingThe indigenous peoples of theCordillera in the Philippines areplanting hunger crops such as sweetpotatoes and cassava in between theirstone walls (rip-raps). Farmers alsobuilt greenhouses in order to protecttheir crops from future cold spells.In the Inuvialuit indigenouscommunities, there is an initiation ofa community program for the elderly,through which younger hunters providefor meat for the elderly who are notable to hunt for themselves as a way ofresponding to changing animal routes.It has been a common practice toprovide game meat for the elderly andthe disabled people.46 <strong>Guide</strong> on Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples