our work
The Afro-InterAmerican Forum on Climate Change
AIFCC
Elevating the expertise and perspective of Afro-descendant communities throughout the Americas in climate change decision-making.
The Afro-InterAmerican Forum on Climate Change provides greater visibility to the challenges Afro-descendant leaders face in addressing significant environmental issues, including climate risks and biodiversity loss and their contributions to the stewardship of areas of critical environmental importance and their global environmental services.
The AIFCC works in three areas:
Convene Afro-descendant leaders at international forums such as COP climate change and biodiversity summits and make visible the unique climate change and environmental challenges faced by Afro-descendent regions in the Americas.
Design, co-create and disseminate engagement and community-based planning models, develop resources and fund innovation and entrepreneurship.
Collect data, map best local practices, visualize and document lessons learned related to natural climate solutions in the Afro-descendant territories, data collection and technology piloting and development led by MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative in partnership with Conservation International, and local organizations including Corporación Mano Cambiada, Red de Jóvenes de Ambiente de Chocó, SUDECC, Instituto de Referência Negra Peregum, Nuestra América Verde, ONECA, Afro Global Consulting, Universidad Autónoma de Chiriqui, Fundación Panamá Sostenible, Latinas en Poder and Codechocó and Coalizão Negra por Direitos.
