Indigenous and Community Power: Localizing Climate Action

The Wilson Center

In today’s episode of The Arc, we are featuring a panel discussion on climate action through indigenous and community power from the Forum on Advancing Inclusive Climate Action in Foreign Policy and Development, hosted by the Wilson Center in collaboration with the White House and USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, with support from the USAID Climate Adaptation Support Activity. You will hear from the panel’s moderator, Marcia Wong, Deputy Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, US Agency for International Development, and from expert panelists, Desirée Cormier Smith, Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice, US Department of State; Juan Carlos Jintiach, Executive Secretary, Global Alliance of Territorial Communities; Lindsey Allen, the Executive Director of the Climate and Land Use Alliance; and Dr. Gerald Torres, Professor of Environmental Justice, Yale School of the Environment and Yale Law School.