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Traditional and Indigenous knowledges

Practices and skills to reduce community vulnerability and cope with hazards, accumulated over many years of living in a specific environment and passed down from one generation to another.

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The main aim of the study is to identify, analyze, document, and improve indigenous knowledge and local practices for managing cyclone and storm-surge risks.

Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Bushfire, Australia
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For millennia, fire was humanity's greatest tool. Today, it’s one of our greatest threats. Recovering control will require learning from the past while confronting the political choices of the present.

World Resources Institute
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This report reveals that supporting First Nations women in fire and land management is a critical, yet untapped, strategy for protecting Australian communities from escalating climate disasters.

Natural Hazards Research Australia
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This report examines how Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge (ITK) contributes to climate resilience among iTaukei communities through sustainable natural resource management, disaster preparedness, resilient infrastructure, and food security practices.

World Bank, the
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This brief examines how Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous knowledge are reflected in National Adaptation Plans across mountain regions worldwide.

Adaptation at Altitude
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This illustrated booklet documents the enduring wisdom of traditional Sudanese homes and the indigenous, low-cost techniques communities have long used to stay cool during extreme heat.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
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This study explores the extent to which a unique subset of communities in the United States has been able to engage in planning that aligns with these dual imperatives.

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier)
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How the youngest female employee of the Tongan weather service is in love with her job and her advice is to people during quiet times with no disasters.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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