Traditional and Indigenous knowledges

'Communities have their own early warning systems based on tradition and natural signs, and it can be a struggle for them to believe scientific monitoring,' said Anat Prag, a supporting officer for Caritas, a humanitarian NGO in Indonesia...

This report aims to provide the Navajo Nation with information regarding the adaptation planning in response to climate change and variability. It discusses actions being undertaken in response to climate change, the adaptation planning process, and

'It’s not only that the Navajo Nation is facing serious climate challenges,' said report lead author Julie Nania with the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment at CU-Boulder. 'It’s also that in some cases, they may be vulnerable to climate-related impacts, for example, because many people run livestock'....

This handbook presents the experience of a participatory social learning process that evolved to support individual and community level climate change adaptation to the myriad of stressors affecting rural people. The handbook was developed as part of a

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This issue focuses on efforts and projects in building community resilient to climate change and natural hazards. The bulletin discusses why, despite the recognition of the critical role of indigenous knowledge, policies and plans have

This paper reports on findings from the discussions and interviews conducted in Bangladesh drawing attention to perceptions of climate change and how climate-related trends influence people’s lives, both directly and indirectly. The findings also identify

Herders whose livestock was devastated by a cyclone are taking steps to reduce their vulnerability and exposure to future disasters. A combination of freakish freezing temperatures, high winds and severe floods after a cyclone in November in Puntland, Somalia, hit several communities hard. Dozens of people died and up to one million livestock were wiped out, according to a post-cyclone operations update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). In the wake of the disaster some herders have sought to reduce their disaster risk by finding areas that afford better protection from extreme weather events for themselves and their livestock.

This book deals with questions concerning the regulation of disasters, climate change and environmental harm in developing countries, focusing on the particular case of Indonesia and addressing regulatory problems from a multidisciplinary perspective. It