Traditional and Indigenous knowledges

An integrated approach that combines planned grazing with prescribed fire to prevent large and destructive fire events is being implemented in Portugal.

As Canada deals with wildfire problems, Canadian governments are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on more and better firefighting equipment, increased personnel, fire-tracking satellites and improving community readiness.

This paper assessed the application of the African indigenous knowledge of and practices for climate change and disaster risk management by African governments in policy formulation and implementation.

Brazil recognized an additional two Indigenous territories belonging to the Karajá peoples in Mato Grosso. This act alone could possibly be the best investment not just for Indigenous rights, but for securing the future climate stability of the state.

Although Indigenous peoples only represent 5 per cent (1.8 million people) of Canada’s population, over 16 per cent of the people internally displaced in Canada in 2023 were Indigenous peoples living in reserves.

When will the cyclone season start? How active will it be? When should we expect wet season? The ni-Vanuata people use Traditional Knowledge to help answer these questions and forecast climate events. This allows them to prepare for the upcoming seasons.

The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre today launches an ArcGIS StoryMap that highlights the role of traditional knowledge in addressing climate change and extreme weather.

Reviving the traditional practice could protect pastureland ecosystems in the Himalayas from destructive climate change-driven wildfires