Background This chapter discusses women's use of indigenous knowledge systems in
response to the effects of climate change in Kenya. The chapter shows that regardless of the …

Abstract In exploring Tiv and Inuit conflict resolution processes, this study found astute
principles in operation. The case study groups afforded expanded understandings of human …

Zimbabwe has had several conflicts that impacted negatively on the societies' relationships.
These broken relationships were addressed through a variety of means; legal court …

Conflict is inevitable and so is an increased quest for peaceful coexistence in modern
societies. Therefore, the process and effectiveness of applied resolution mechanism are …

Using the work of women farmers in the Luangwa Valley of Eastern Zambia, this chapter
explores how Zambian women utilize indigenous knowledge systems to mitigate climate …

This chapter examines some of the controversial Zimbabwean Pentecostal beliefs and
practices, enshrined in their theology of survival. The deployment of the theology of survival …

The African belief system appears to outline concerns and care for the environment, which
can form a basis for sustainability. This system also seems to speak to gender roles and …

The primary aim of this article was to determine the nature of peace education embedded in
African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS) in order to develop convincing explanations …

This concluding chapter pursues a deeper understanding of actions taken by Wangari
Maathai to maintain spiritual connections between everyday life and the environment. We do …

African totem regimes enact a holistic pre-Newtonian ontology and hence are bound to be
dismissed as “unscientific”. As such they have not been accorded the same level of …