This can be seen in a document drafted by the Andean Coordination of Indigenous Organizations (CAOI), which is taking the commitment of attending this space to confront perspectives and ensure a true protection and promotion of ancestral knowledge.

For them, the concept of Well Living continues being the main paradigm when analyzing these issues. “We believe we have a lot to contribute: our knowledge and ancestral practices about the use and preservation of water, our rich natural and social biodiversity”, states the CAOI.

And there are discussions that are important to have in these spaces, especially the unfeasibility of market solutions and the fact that in order to face the climate crisis we need to change the capitalist production and consumption model.

In an interview published by the CAOI through La Voz de los Movimientos, researcher Pablo Ortiz, climate change specialist, ensures that Andean and Amazon indigenous organizations are "up-to-date" in these discussions, especially by participating in the UN conferences in Cancun, Copenhagen and Durban.

According to him, it is necessary that the poorest countries question the energy and production model of the more developed countries, who are the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases and as such they should contribute with more resources to mitigate the impacts and allow developing countries to access clean technologies.

“The governments have these issues on their agendas, the problem is how they are allowing indigenous people to participate in them. That area needs to be improved“, said the specialist. Ortiz warned about the risks suffered by agricultural lands and water resources in countries such as Peru, which could have dramatic consequences in food sovereignty issues, since currently the indigenous communities are supplying the entire population.