With regards to indigenous knowledge based on experimental approaches, take for instance the pastoralists in Mali whom: Observed that drinking a lot of tea made people nervous and irritable, and wondered whether the tea or the sugar was the causal agent. 0000003736 00000 n 0000003170 00000 n The use of indigenous knowledge has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world.

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0000005273 00000 n Why is Indigenous Knowledge Important? 0000000896 00000 n The basic component of any country’s knowledge system is its indigenous knowledge. importance to Indigenous Knowledge, and has elaborated the concept of Transferable Indigenous Knowledge (Transferable Indigenous Knowledge), as the traditional art of disaster reduction that is indigenous to specific region(s) but having potential to be applied to other regions and having time-tested reliability. Indigenous peoples’ knowledge can provide important insights into the processes of observation, adaptation and mitigation of climate change consequences. 76 0 obj <> endobj

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1 Industry, conventional agriculture, deforestation and transport are the four major sources of greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change. 0000002442 00000 n 0000009630 00000 n It encompasses the skills, experiences and insights of people, applied to maintain or improve their livelihood (Ellen and Harris, 1996).

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