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- http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI13022761/00001
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- Summary:
- This publication advocates for the incorporation of indigenous knowledge into Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) efforts. It contends that in order for DRR to be bottom-up process, it must take into account community knowledge and local practices, and their potential to inform policy. Throughout history, human communities never simply accepted disasters as unavoidable, despite pronouncements within their customs that seemed to suggest otherwise. Indigenous knowledge always featured prominently in assuring that these communities were able to survive their encounters with disaster, even if they did not wholly understand their causes and how to avoid them. Practices found in the Asia Pacific region present clear illustrations of the extent to which indigenous knowledge has contributed to the building of community resilience. Despite what seems like the great potential use of this knowledge for DRR, the publication acknowledges that the concept of indigenous knowledge may be problematic in terms of its definition or the identification of its attributes. To address this issue, it suggests that only indigenous knowledge that has a general applicability should be incorporated into DRR. In the process of incorporating indigenous knowledge into DRR, the publication makes some recommendations. Indigenous knowledge should be selected on the basis of thematic focus and applied back in combination with new technologies. Rural development should be taken into account during this process of integrating indigenous knowledge into DRR, because indigenous knowledge often emanates from rural practices. And lastly, it is necessary that the process of integrating indigenous knowledge into DRR is one that is gender inclusive. While, on the one hand, indigenous practices can often help to maintain discriminatory social norms and values, On the other hand, women are often critical preservers of traditional knowledge and practices, and thus their inclusion is always very valuable. ( English )
- Subject:
- Indigenous Knowledge ( English )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Reduction ( English )
- Scope and Content:
- Preamble p. 1; Context p. 1; Entry Points p. 4; Thematic Focus p. 6; Policy Tools p. 14; Action Agenda p. 15 ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2008). Indigenous knowledge: disaster risk reduction. European Union, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), Kyoto University, SEEDs.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Florida International University
- Rights Management:
- Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
- Resource Identifier:
- FI13022761
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