Indigenous knowledge and climate change adaptation in Africa: a systematic review

E Nyadzi, OC Ajayi, F Ludwig - CABI Reviews, 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Indigenous people are often considered victims of climate change impact rather than agents
of adaptation. Emerging studies in Africa have shifted the attention to indigenous knowledge …

A review of gender in agricultural and pastoral livelihoods based on selected countries in west and east Africa

K Vincent - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This scoping paper presents the results of a review of the landscape of research on gender
and agricultural and pastoral livelihoods in select countries in west and east Africa (Burkina …

Farmers' cultural biases and adaptation behavior towards drought: A case in Sistan plain

H Karimi, P Ataei - Journal of Agricultural Science and …, 2022 - jast.modares.ac.ir
Recent droughts have aroused extensive concerns on crop and food production in the
world. Since agricultural sector is the leading water consumer in Iran and farmers are most …

Mechanisms to change farmers' drought adaptation behaviors in Sistan and Baluchistan province, Iran

Z Khoshnodifar, H Karimi, P Ataei - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Frequent droughts in Iran have imposed economic and social losses on
farmers. To mitigate drought implications, farmers' behaviors should be shifted towards …

Is indigenous knowledge serving climate adaptation? Evidence from various African regions

WL Filho, F Wolf, E Totin, L Zvobgo… - Development Policy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Motivation Communities across the global south use their rich indigenous and local
knowledge (ILK) to predict weather events and climate hazards. ILK may assist efforts to …

Tapping into the environmental co-benefits of improved tropical forages for an agroecological transformation of livestock production systems

AMO Notenbaert, S Douxchamps… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Livestock are critical for incomes, livelihoods, nutrition and ecosystems management
throughout the global South. Livestock production and the consumption of livestock-based …

Socio-cultural beliefs on drought in Talensi Ghana: insights for environmental management, social vulnerability, early warning systems and coping and adaptation

PD Tindan, AY Segbefia, DO Appiah… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
Beliefs form the fabric of every society. Likewise, there are socio-cultural beliefs that people
hold as causes of climate risk. This paper sought to identify the socio-cultural beliefs on …

Community-based conservation in Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot-a case study

M DUTTA, PK Dutta - Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge …, 2023 - op.niscpr.res.in
Biodiversity resources of southern bank of Yarlung Tsangbo river valley in South Tibet and
Bumdelling-Tawang corridor in the eastern Bhutan are less explored by tourism and …

Weather prediction using traditional knowledge in cold arid high altitude region of Ladakh in India

HM Meena, BL Manjunatha… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - op.niscpr.res.in
Abstract The Union territory of Ladakh in India is a cold arid high altitude region. The
subsistence nature of agriculture being practiced (by majority of farmers) in the region is …

[PDF][PDF] Making food: exploring the indigenous resilience strategy of the Bima communities in west Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

R Suryantini, KD Paramita, X Ren - Proceedings of International …, 2024 - researchgate.net
This paper explores collective food practices by indigenous communities in the
underrepresented indigenous locations in Indonesia and how they shape the living space to …