Traditional and Indigenous knowledges

'Given our topography, many areas in the region are landslide prone, so we are advocating to the different Local Government Units to focus on the needed engineering interventions...to avoid or reduce the risk of landslide and flooding, especially during heavy rainfalls' said Jojo Valera of the Office of Civil Defense...

Environmental Emergencies News: Issue 6, April 2007, pages 2-3:

This article presents examples of indigenous disaster early warning, preparedness, and response including: mitigation efforts of the Banyala community in Budalang’I, Kenya; prediction of

Perennial drought and other threats to pastoralist livelihoods in Kenya have prompted local communities to adopt increasingly innovative coping mechanisms, say researchers...

In light of the country's three major natural disasters in 2010 including flash floods, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions, the author suggests that lessons can be learned from the Old Testament story of Joseph to help reduce the impact of disasters: risk assessments, preparedness and planning, and engaging community...

Although traditional wisdom and hard-earned lessons enabled villagers to diminish the potentially disastrous consequences of flooding and landslides during the rainy season, residents are also getting a helping hand from NGOs and local groups to implement a community-based disaster risk reduction program throughout the district...

The project which aims to draw upon local and traditional knowledge will run until 2013. The principal DM officer said the flood warning system '...will have an automatic signal which will alert the community when the water level rises and this will signal out a longer lead time that flood will happen and enable the Ba communities to respond effectively', speaking to the Fiji Times...

A recent workshop in Makassar, South Sulawesi, brought together 45 women from four cities in Indonesia (Makassar, Pare-Pare, Kendari, Palu) to discuss global warming, climate change impact and Indonesia's vulnerability to disasters. Participants were trained to conduct community risk and hazards mapping, identify the impact of global warming and climate change in a local context at the community level and use local knowledge to overcome problems related to the latter, specifically related to health...

This book chronicles the memorable saga of the famed bushmen of the Kalahari, at the exact epicenter of Africa's drought, in their widely publicised recent battle with the government of Botswana. Doing so, it explores the larger story of what many feel