Casa Fund participates in COP27 with strategic delegation and focus on funding for climate resilience

The Casa Fund Delegation gives protagonism to quilombola leaders, defenders and young people who participate in the most important conference on climate change

The Casa Socio-Environmental Fund has arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and will participate in the important discussions of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP), an event held by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Casa Fund delegation will have 13 people and is made up of team members, quilombola leaders, defenders and young black people, who participate with the aim of bringing their demands and perspectives to the conference tables. The composition of the delegation is in line with Casa Fund’s mission of providing protagonism and giving voice to strategic groups.

The Casa Fund delegation includes: Selma dos Santos Dealdina (National Coordination for the Articulation of Rural Black Quilombola Communities – CONAQ), Vercilene Francisco Dias (CONAQ), Maryellen Crisóstomo de Almeida (CONAQ), Joci Aguiar (GTA Network/Climate Observatory), Joilson Costa (Front for a New Energy Policy for Brazil), Cristina Orpheo (Casa Fund), Maria Amália Souza (Casa Fund), Claudia Gibeli (Casa Fund), Maíra Lacerda (Casa Fund), Vanessa Ourique Purper (Casa Fund), Regilon Matos (Casa Fund), Rubens Harry Born (Casa Fund/Esquel/IDEC) and Eduardo Franco (Fundación Semilla – Bolivia).

Casa Fund staff and partners participate in climate change training with specialist Rubens Harry Born, in preparation for discussions at COP27.

During the last few months, Casa Fund has held several training and capacitation meetings for its staff and partners, so that everyone can have a better understanding of the importance and complexity of the discussions that are held during the COP. In addition, participation strategies were prepared and discussions to be carried out during the event were selected.

One of the many urgent issues to be addressed is the importance of funding traditional peoples and community-based organizations in the face of the climate emergency. We know that forest peoples already carry out numerous initiatives that contribute to reducing the impacts of climate change, but this work needs to be more recognized. We want to influence funders and the field of philanthropy to pay more attention to the role of local and traditional communities in restoring and preserving life on the Planet.

Casa Fund team and partners on their way to COP27 in Egypt.

Our delegation will also defend the relevance of the local global socio-environmental financing systems of the global South, especially through the recently launched Alianza Socioambiental Fondos del Sur.

Launch of the publication, Guardians of the Forests – Financing for Climate Resilience

Cover of Guardians of the Forests – Financing for Climate Resilience, which is now available in English.

In conjunction with its participation in COP27, Casa Fund launches the publication Guardians of the Forests – Financing for Climate Resilience, which can now be accessed in English and will soon also be available in Portuguese.

The publication brings reflections and lessons learned by Casa Socio-Environmental Fund in direct support to local and traditional organizations and how this support is connected to important strategies for preserving standing forests and maintaining the climate.

Casa Fund Agenda at COP27

Check out below some of the main side events that our delegation will participate in:

11/8 – 10:00-12:30: Women’s Climate Action. Organized by: Climate Observatory, EmpoderaClima, ANDES, TNC. Location: Brazil Climate Action Hub COP27 (Blue Zone).

11/9 – 8:30h-10h: Roundtable – The Role of Philanthropy in Driving Climate Action and Getting to Net-Zero. Organized by: Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and Atlantic Council.

11/9 – 13:00-14:30: #PhilanthropyForClimate: A Global Philanthropy Movement in Response to the Climate Crisis. Organized by: Casa Socio-Environmental Fund,  GIFE, WINGS.

11/11 – 18:00-19:30: Stewardship Economy Plenary/GLF Climate. Maria Amalia Souza, founder and Director of Strategic Development at Casa Fund, will be a speaker. Location: Hotel Savoy.

11/12 – 15:00-16:30: Gender Fair Climate Finance: From Barriers to Actionable Solutions. Achievement: Partners of the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA). Location: Amon Room (150).

11/15 – 13:00-14:30: Escazú Agreement, Defenders and Climate. Organized by: Casa Socio-Environmental Fund, ECLAC, Earth Rights International, Ambiente y Sociedad and Government of Chile. Location: Chile Pavilion.