Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (2014), Volume 10, Part A, December 2014, pp. 15–27, doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.07.007
This paper presents a process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge related to hydro-meteorological hazards and climate change with science, developed through a project implemented among coastal and small island communities in Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste.
The process involves observation, documentation, validation, and categorization of local and indigenous knowledge, which can then be selected for integration with science. This process is unique in that it allows communities to (1) identify knowledge that can be integrated with science, which could then be further disseminated for use by scientists, practitioners and policy-makers, and (2) safeguard and valorize those that cannot be scientifically explained. By introducing a process that can be used in other communities and countries, the authors hope to promote the use of local and indigenous knowledge to enable communities to increase their resilience against the impacts of climate change and disasters.
Explore further
![](/sites/default/files/styles/por/public/44944_largeImage.jpg?itok=8RdRxc4B)