Indigenous Knowledge
Rural and indigenous communities have been experiencing the negative effects of climate change which threaten their resource base and livelihoods. This section enables access to a range of resources that focus on indigenous knowledge and also document local efforts to cope with and adapt to these effects.
For the first time in history, an opportunity exists to integrate global efforts to tackle climate change and poverty, and set the world on a path to zero…
04-12-2014
5,003
There are several climate funds already in operation before the establishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). This paper draws on the analysis of climate…
24-11-2014
5,626
The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) contains contributions
from three Working Groups. Working Group I assesses the physical
science basis of climate…
20-11-2014
5,662
Armah and co-authors look at indigenous strategies for coping with agrobiodiversity loss employed by farmers in 31 communities in northern Ghana. 87.7% of the…
13-10-2014
1,828
This research highlights the role government policies can have in determining how resilient or vulnerable a country becomes to drought and climate change. Pre…
14-10-2014
2,262
The objective of this project funded by the Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization (MPIDO) is to increase the knowledge and understanding of…
20-09-2014
1,963
This work highlights the fact that although indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) have proven crucial for adaptation to climate variability, they are seldom…
14-10-2014
1,903
A guide to assist UN Country Teams in integrating climate change risks and opportunities
08-09-2014
2,361
Here we discuss one of the most successful projects implemented at ICPAC, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation which aims at contributing to climate risk…
02-09-2014
2,238
This paper synthesises indigenous knowledge case studies from sub-Saharan Africa. The authors examine whether the traditional practices contribute to the…
15-09-2014
1,572
For the first time in history, an opportunity exists to integrate global efforts to tackle climate change and poverty, and set the world on a path to zero…
04-12-2014
5,003
There are several climate funds already in operation before the establishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). This paper draws on the analysis of climate…
24-11-2014
5,626
The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) contains contributions
from three Working Groups. Working Group I assesses the physical
science basis of climate…
20-11-2014
5,662
Armah and co-authors look at indigenous strategies for coping with agrobiodiversity loss employed by farmers in 31 communities in northern Ghana. 87.7% of the…
13-10-2014
1,828
This research highlights the role government policies can have in determining how resilient or vulnerable a country becomes to drought and climate change. Pre…
14-10-2014
2,262
The objective of this project funded by the Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization (MPIDO) is to increase the knowledge and understanding of…
20-09-2014
1,963
This work highlights the fact that although indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) have proven crucial for adaptation to climate variability, they are seldom…
14-10-2014
1,903
A guide to assist UN Country Teams in integrating climate change risks and opportunities
08-09-2014
2,361
Here we discuss one of the most successful projects implemented at ICPAC, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation which aims at contributing to climate risk…
02-09-2014
2,238
This paper synthesises indigenous knowledge case studies from sub-Saharan Africa. The authors examine whether the traditional practices contribute to the…
15-09-2014
1,572
For the first time in history, an opportunity exists to integrate global efforts to tackle climate change and poverty, and set the world on a path to zero…
04-12-2014
5,003
There are several climate funds already in operation before the establishment of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). This paper draws on the analysis of climate…
24-11-2014
5,626
The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) contains contributions
from three Working Groups. Working Group I assesses the physical
science basis of climate…
20-11-2014
5,662
The objective of this project funded by the Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization (MPIDO) is to increase the knowledge and understanding of…
20-09-2014
1,963
A guide to assist UN Country Teams in integrating climate change risks and opportunities
08-09-2014
2,361
Adaptation Coalitions are groups of individuals/ organizations that form alliances around climate change issues in order to achieve shared desired futures that…
27-10-2014
1,756
The conference is a networking event to facilitate knowledge exchange across different climate change research projects, networking initiatives and the African…
12-08-2014
1,554
Identifying, respecting, and advancing rights associated with forest resources can help ensure effective, efficient, and equitable implementation of efforts to…
04-08-2014
1,444
Vegetation degradation, especially the disappearance of woody vegetation and a diminished grass cover, has aroused the concern of the Maasai community (semi-…
31-07-2014
1,336
Object of study is the insight of traditional herbalists in the landscape-ecological factors wich control the growth of the plants they use for healing their…
31-07-2014
1,384
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