There have been increasing efforts to enable Indigenous knowledge holders to participate directly in IPCC assessment reports . Adaptation efforts have benefited from the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge  . Moreover, it has been recognised that including Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge in IPCC reports can contribute to overcoming the combined challenges of climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation, and combating desertification and land degradation  . Limiting warming to 1.5℃ necessitates building the capability of formal assessment processes to respect, include and utilise Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge  .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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