IPCC lead authors request your assistance:
The IPCC is aiming to recognize the importance of Indigenous or traditional knowledge. As such, in the Polar Regions chapter of a special report currently being prepared, the lead authors are eager to include published findings from Indigenous/traditional knowledge studies, alongside the usual findings from standard scientific research. Henry Huntington and Laura Eerkes-Medrano are working with the authors and are asking for your help in providing them with information about your work on Indigenous/ traditional knowledge to help demonstrate its value.
Henry and Laura would like to hear about your published studies in the peer-reviewed literature, including scientific journals and books that document traditional knowledge about sea ice, permafrost, river and lake ice, snow, and glaciers in relation to climate change. Gray literature does not meet the IPCC standards and should not be included. The Polar Regions chapter will also cover the implications of these types of changes, to ecosystems and to human societies. Any of your publications that address other aspects of the climate system are also welcome.
Please add a sentence or two summarizing the key findings of your work to help the authors figure out how to use and cite your paper. The sentence or two can also say something about the type of study (e.g., "In a study of five Inuit communities in northern Quebec ..." or "In a study of one Dene community in the Northwest Territories ..."). This will help authors to understand the area that the study covers.
The chapter will focus on what has happened since 2012, so recent work is particularly useful. However, earlier studies can also be included if they address points still relevant today.
The deadline to submit a compilation to the chapter authors is 19 January 2018.
IASSA very much appreciates any help you can provide in getting the IPCC to a big milestone.
Please send your responses to:
Laura Eerkes-Medrano at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Henry Huntington at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Supporting the inclusion of the Indigenous Knowledge in IPCC and other high-level reports is an important priority for IASSA.
Thank you in advance!
Andrey N Petrov
IASSA President
