Climate change resiliency in Caribbean SIDS: building greater synergies between science and local and traditional knowledge

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clinton Beckford
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Local And Traditional Knowledge

scholarly journals Brief Communication: Future avenues for permafrost science from the perspective of early career researchers

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1715-1720 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fritz ◽  
B. N. Deshpande ◽  
F. Bouchard ◽  
E. Högström ◽  
J. Malenfant-Lepage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Landscape Dynamics ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
The Third ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Integrated Research ◽  
Environmental Interests

Abstract. Accelerating climate change and increased economic and environmental interests in permafrost-affected regions have resulted in an acute need for more directed permafrost research. In June 2014, 88 early career researchers convened to identify future priorities for permafrost research. This multidisciplinary forum concluded that five research topics deserve greatest attention: permafrost landscape dynamics, permafrost thermal modeling, integration of traditional knowledge, spatial distribution of ground ice, and engineering issues. These topics underline the need for integrated research across a spectrum of permafrost-related domains and constitute a contribution to the Third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III).

scholarly journals Når arkeologi møter lokal kunnskap – etiske implikasjoner

1970 ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Elin Rose Myrvoll
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Community Or ◽  
The Past ◽  
Local And Traditional Knowledge

Archaeologists produce and communicate authorized stories concerning cultural heritage and the past. Their legitimacy is based on education, scientific methods and their connection with a research community. Their position as authorized producers of history is also emphasized by TV programmes presenting archaeologists as riddle-solving detectives. The main aim of this article is to focus on the dynamics between stories communicated by archaeologists and the stories pass- ed on and communicated by members of a local community, and to discuss these. What happens when stories based on tradition and lore meet authorized stories? The latter sometimes overwrite or erase local lore and knowledge connected to features in the landscape. Some archaeological projects have, however, involved local participants and locally based knowledge. In addition, one should be aware that local and traditional knowledge are sometimes kept and transmitted within a family, local community or ethnic group. Local knowledge is therefore not always a resource that is accessible for archaeologists.

Traditional Water Management System for Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems

2017 ◽  
pp. 9-32
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Shrinivasulu Padigala
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Irrigation System ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Agricultural Fields ◽  
Water Management System ◽  
Mountain Ecosystems ◽  
Local Water ◽  
Participation Process

The physical characteristics and geographical isolation of mountain ecosystems in Himachal Pradesh has contributed towards a practice of cooperation and development of traditional knowledge among local communities. Over the centuries these traditional knowledge has been used to manage resource scarcities and adapt to vulnerabilities by the local population for over many generations. This paper describes one of such traditional ‘Farmers Managed Irrigation System' (FMIS) practice, Kuhl, it's an open channel irrigation system to capture and transfer fresh snowmelt water from the glaciers to the agricultural fields in the valley. The characteristic of the local water management institution (structure, participation, process and governance) has been studied to understand their performance and success in managing water rights over the centuries. Lastly, the paper discusses the relevance of traditional water management against the backdrop of climate change, present status and issues related to the continuance of the Kuhl system and recommendations thereof.

Pacific Salmon: Ecology and Management of Western Alaska’s Populations

2009 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Pacific Salmon ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Local And Traditional Knowledge

<em>Abstract.</em>—The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative (AYK SSI) is a research program in Alaska focused on learning from the knowledge and understanding of local indigenous fishing communities. From the mid-1990s, Alaska Natives have urged that local and traditional/indigenous knowledge be recognized as a serious body of ecological insights and stewardship traditions. This paper provides a survey of milestones in Alaska, from the early definitional debates and the rise of systematic methods for documentation, to the growing body of substantive information. The discussion on local and traditional knowledge at the AYK SSI Symposium in February 2007 provided an opportunity to assess achievements and identify obstacles. Participants underscored the continuing challenges of the diverse cultural context for joint research by biologists and local communities, directing attention to foundational questions of trust and respect. Local residents celebrated the great promise for local and traditional/indigenous knowledge to contribute to our shared scientific understanding of salmon and to promote respectful and effective systems of stewardship, but they were also acutely perceptive of the barriers to improved synthesis and mutual learning. The concluding section of this paper explores implications for the on-going research agenda of the AYK SSI, particularly the need for an on-going consultative process to insure that local communities and researchers are mutually aware of methodologies available and the substantive contributions made by local and traditional knowledge research. In this way, the on-going development of research in this area can draw more fully on the struggles and accomplishments of the preceding decade.

Conception of Traditional Knowledge Database Based on Climate Change

2015 ◽  
Vol 743 ◽  
pp. 594-597
Author(s):  
Yu Huan Du ◽  
Cheng Wang ◽  
Lun Yin ◽  
Da Yuan Xue ◽  
Zhuo Ma Caiji
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Knowledge Database ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
New System

Recent years, the studies on global climate change, local traditional knowledge (TK) – especially traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) have attracted a lot of attention. Local traditional knowledge can reflect the ethnic groups’ specific understandings of climate change and its impact. However, studies on the relationship between traditional knowledge and climate change have not achieved such significant result thus far. This paper examines the perspectives, knowledge, and classification of climate change based on local Tibetan traditional knowledge in Deqin County of Yunnan, China. It analyses the local actions how to “cope with” climate change, and further discusses the relationship between traditional knowledge and ecological environment. The suggestion to establish the database of climate change, then, there will be a new system if the database can be connected with TK database. From the new system, we can analyze and choose the appropriate farming practices and “climate-ready” crops to respond to different predicted weather.

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