S2 E12. Woman and Change: Climate with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Indigenous Chadian Environmental Activist

May 22, 2023

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In this episode, I speak with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an expert in the adaptation and mitigation of Indigenous peoples to climate change. A member of the Mbororo pastoralist people in Chad, Hindou is the Founder and President of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), an organisation she started when she was nine years old. (No, that’s not a typo!)

Indigenous people make up only 5% of the world’s population, yet they are protecting 80% of the remaining biodiversity. In our conversation today, Hindou makes the case for why Indigenous people should not only be included in the global climate movement, but why they should be leading the charge.

Some topics we cover include:

What life is like inside a nomadic community (that has been around for millennia!)
The impacts of climate change Hindou has seen in her own lifetime
How climate change is destroying homes and communities like hers around the world
Indigenous knowledge and solutions that are essential for addressing the climate crisis
The current status of global Indigenous rights, recognition, and inclusion
Why women are best positioned to lead the efforts against climate change
Hindou’s organisation - Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)

And more!

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Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)

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