Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung:
Call for a “Study on advancing a rights-based Indigenous Peoples climate justice agenda”
Published on August 16th, 2024.
Invitation to tender for a study; deadline for applications: September 19, 2024
The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung intends to award a contract for fee-based services to carry out the study under the working title: “Advancing a rights-based indigenous peoples climate justice agenda”.
The contract for the study will be awarded as a contract for work and services with a fee of USD 5,000 (gross, including project-related expenses).
The contract will be awarded by October 1st, 2024.
The final manuscript should be completed by December 6th, 2024.
About the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the International Climate Justice Program
The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is one of the six major political foundations in the Federal Republic of Germany, whose main task is political education in Germany and abroad. The Foundation is closely linked to the Left Party in the German Bundestag. The foundation promotes critical social analysis and links emancipatory political, social and cultural initiatives in Germany and around the world. Within the foundation, the International Climate Justice Program established in New York City focusses on supporting social movements to influence climate-relevant dialogue and decision-making at the UN and other relevant multilateral spaces.
Aims of the study
- Highlight distinctive ways in which indigenous peoples are affected by the climate crisis, as well as how indigenous sustainable economic models and traditional knowledge contribute to effective mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and rebuilding from the aftermath of climate disasters
- Identify entry points for advocacy for a rights-based indigenous climate justice agenda at key international governance and decision-making spaces related to climate change.
Background
Indigenous Peoples around the globe make up approximately six percent of the global population, yet they sustainably care for around eighty percent of the world’s remaining biodiversity. Indigenous Peoples’ close connections to land, water, and ecosystems, have placed them at increasing vulnerability from the impacts of the climate crisis. Indigenous Peoples have been described as ‘among the poorest of the poor, and are among the most threatened segment of the world’s population in terms of social, economic and environmental vulnerability.’
Despite continued political, economic, and racial marginalization, Indigenous Peoples have struggled to assert their right to maintain their ways of life against all odds. Despite their high vulnerability to climate impacts, Indigenous Peoples are increasingly recognized as possessing the skills and knowledge that are critical to climate response.
However, Indigenous Peoples remain underrepresented in decision-making spaces, at best moving very slowly beyond superficial expressions of inclusion and engagement. There remains a predisposition to distance climate change from its socio-political-historical-cultural context, thereby depoliticizing the discourse away from the root causes of vulnerability especially of Indigenous Peoples.
Understanding their role in advancing rights-based climate policies does not only consist of knowing how climate change affects their livelihoods and survival. It is equally important to highlight the ways by which indigenous sustainable economic models and traditional knowledge contribute to effective mitigation and adaptation to climate change, as well as rebuilding from the aftermath of climate disasters. Lastly, advancing the agenda for climate justice places critical importance to harnessing indigenous leadership toward needed systemic changes in policy arenas that supposedly address climate change.
Requirements for applicants:
- Applicants should preferably have a university degree in a thematically relevant subject area or a comparable qualification;
- Good knowledge of Indigenous Peoples’ situation and analysis of developments in international climate policy;
- Proven experience in the preparation of a comparable study or investigation
- Applicants have a strong interest in left-wing and emancipatory perspectives of transformational alternatives as pursued by the applicant organization. They are able to actively communicate the study results developed in the context of these positions.
Tasks
The applicant
- Creates a table of contents and adapts it according to the requirements of the client
- Is available for consultation and queries during the research and writing process
- Produces a study in English on the above-mentioned topic with a minimum length of 20 pages
- Prepares a policy brief (max 4 pages) of the results for the publication of the study
- Agrees to participate in an event for the publication of the study and to present the results there
Applications
Please apply with a letter of motivation (max. 500 words), concept proposal (max. 1,000 words), work plan with milestones, CV, certificates and references if applicable.
We ask applicants to break down their fees according to the table below:
| Fee for (Position within the study) in USD | |
| 1 Day | |
| 1 Week | |
| 1 Month |
If applicants are subject to VAT, this information must be included in the application. VAT is paid in addition to the fee. If we do not receive any information, the fee is the gross amount. The budget available for the overall study, including taxes and ancillary costs, amounts to 5,000 USD. This budget must not be exceeded.
Please send strong applications by September 19th, 2024 to (david.williams@rosalux.org) and Tetet Lauron (tetet.lauron@rosalux.org).
The receipt of applications will not be confirmed. The contract will be awarded on October 1st.
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