Harmonized Perspectives - CDKN Global

In various international conventions such as the Hyogo Framework for Action, BaliDeclaration, the ILO Convention 169, Universal Declaration of the Rights of IndigenousPeoples, Convention on Biological Diversity, Climate Change, Cochabamba Declaration onthe Rights of mother Earth, among others, respect is being shown for indigenouspeoples.To preserve the life of earth requires responsibility and contribution of all.The nowadays consumerist lifestyles do not respect Mother Nature.Weak central management systems that do not reduce local environmentalvulnerability, Disaster Risk and the CC.Harmonization is a process of learning where is important to understand that you needto have sensitivity, willingness to learn and interest in learning other practicesand experiences and openness to change.Raise awareness and strengthen national institutions with the accompanimentof the international institutions, working the theme harmonized DRR, CC andBiodiversity.Legal and political recognition of knowledge and wisdom of IP through thecreation of strategies supported by cooperation in the assessment of knowledgeand wisdom from them.Develop and implement public policies, new laws and regulations and legislativereforms that seek harmonization and complementarity of knowledge andwisdom in matters of DRR, CC and Biodiversity.Strengthen capacity of governments, IP and NGOs to define and developprogrammes and projects for international cooperation based on the needs anddesires of target population, that are reflected in public policies, laws,regulations, programmes, projects, etc. through consultation and otherprocesses where is reflect adequately the expectations of that population, incompliance with the Paris and Antigua Declaration.Engage in dialogue between peoples, policies and philosophy of life tobring diversity to save all of mother earth and to create mechanisms forachieving the harmonization of different knowledge.Find the balance of current lifestyle to achieve living in harmony with the naturalenvironment and civilization.Strengthen stakeholders in charge of national systems of risk management,climate change and biodiversity to take into account the voice and involvementof indigenous and local communities and consequently strengthen participatoryprocesses.Develop the process of harmonization of local, municipal and communityauthorities to strengthen coordination and early warning systems on every level,and in order to generate scenarios and participatory monitoring systems relatedto climate change.Identify and understand the interests (for/against), attitudes (pro/against), andthe balance between contributions and gains (win-win).Recognizing the existence of different visions and methods rather than asingle, fragmented perspective of reality.Awakening people to understand the added value of different approaches and59