Amada Vanneza Lucero Lara joined the Montpellier Process COP16 Colombia use case dialogue hosted by Universidad Nacional de Colombia, representing the Pastos Indigenous Peoples Community.

In our interview, Amada highlights the importance of honouring all forms of knowing, including local, ancestral and traditional knowledge by placing them on equal ground.

She offers up a beautiful metaphor for Deliberate Dialogue:

“To be like the River is to be like water—flowing, running, and transcending. It also means being like a firm rock, regarding our principles, commitments, and all that is unmovable for us. It calls us to be like the foam—dancing, moving, mobilizing, and creating dialogue between different knowledge systems. The invitation to be like the River is to embody the essence of water, rock, and foam.”