Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation
Cambridge; Paris: Cambridge University Press;UNESCO (2018), xx, 298 pp.
Contains illustrations, acronyms pp. xix-xx, index
Series: Local and indigenous knowledge, 2
ISBN 978-92-3-100276-2 (UNESCO); 978-1-107-13788-2 (CUP)
"This unique transdisciplinary publication is the result of collaboration between UNESCO’s Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme, the United Nations University’s Traditional Knowledge Initiative, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and other organizations. Chapters written by indigenous peoples, scientists and development experts provide insight into how diverse societies observe and adapt to changing environments. A broad range of case studies illustrate how these societies, building upon traditional knowledge handed down through generations, are already developing their own solutions for dealing with a rapidly changing climate and how this might be useful on a global scale." (Back cover)
1 Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation: Introduction / Douglas Nakashima, Jennifer T. Rubis and Igor Krupnik, 1
PART I: KNOWING OUR WEATHER AND CLIMATE
2 Forest, Reef and Sea-Level Rise in North Vanuatu: Seasonal Environmental Practices and Climate Fluctuations in Island Melanesia / Carlos Mondragón, 23
3 Annual Cycles in Indigenous North-Western Amazon: A Collaborative Research Towards Climate Change Monitoring / Aloisio Cabalzar, 41
4 Indigenous Knowledge in the Time of Climate Change (with Reference to Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia) / Rosita Henry and Christine Pam, 58
5 Local Responses to Variability and Climate Change by Zoque Indigenous Communities in Chiapas, Mexico / María Silvia Sánchez- Cortés and Elena Lazos Chavero, 75
6 Climate Knowledge of Ch'ol Farmers in Chiapas, Mexico / Fernando Briones, 84
PART II: OUR CHANGING HOMELANDS
7 Indigenous Forest Management as a Means for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation / Wilfredo V. Alangui, Victoria Tauli- Corpuz, Kimaren Ole Riamit, Dennis Mairena, Edda Moreno, Waldo Muller, Frans Lakon, Paulus Unjing, Vitalis Andi, Elias Ngiuk, Sujarni Alloy and Benyamin Efraim, 93
8 Indigenous Knowledge, History and Environmental Change as Seen by Yolngu People of Blue Mud Bay, Northern Australia / Marcus Barber, 106
9 Coping with Climate: Innovation and Adaptation in Tibetan Land Use and Agriculture / Jan Salick, Anja Byg, Katie Konchar and Robbie Hart, 123
10 Seasonal Environmental Practices and Climate Fluctuations in Island Melanesia: Transformations in a Regional System in Eastern Papua New Guinea / Frederick H. Damon, 142
11 Traditional Knowledge and Crop Varieties as Adaptation to Climate Change in South-West China, the Bolivian Andes and Coastal Kenya / Krystyna Swiderska, Hannah Reid, Yiching Song, Doris Mutta, Paul Ongugo, Mohamed Pakia, Rolando Oros and Sandra Barriga, 152
PART III: CONFRONTING EXTREME EVENTS
12 Accounts from Tribal Elders: Increasing Vulnerability of the Navajo People to Drought and Climate Change in the Southwestern United States / Margaret Hiza Redsteer, Klara B. Kelley, Harris Francis and Debra Block, 171
13 The Spirits Are Leaving: Adaptation and the Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua / Mirna Cunningham Kain, 188
14 Indigenous Reindeer Herding and Adaptation to New Hazards in the Arctic / Svein D. Mathiesen, Mathis P. Bongo, Philip Burgess, Robert, W. Corell, Anna Degteva, Inger Marie G. Eira, Inger Hanssen- Bauer, Alvaro Ivanoff, Ole Henrik Magga, Nancy G. Maynard, Anders Oskal, Mikhail Pogodaev, Mikkel N. Sara, Ellen Inga Turi and Dagrun Vikhamar-Schuler, 198
15 'Everything That Is Happening Now Is Beyond Our Capacity' - Nyangatom Livelihoods Under Threat [Ethiopia] / Sabine Troeger, 214
PART IV: SOURCES OF INDIGENOUS STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE
16 'Normal' Catastrophes or Harbinger of Climate Change? Reindeer-herding Sami Facing Dire Winters in Northern Sweden / Marie Roué, 229
17 Canaries of Civilization: Small Island Vulnerability, Past Adaptations and Sea-Level Rise [Micronesia] / Marjorie V. C. Falanruw, 247
18 Peasants of the Amazonian-Andes and their Conversations with Climate Change in the San Martín Region [Peru] / Rider Panduro, 254
19 Climate Change, Whaling Tradition and Cultural Survival Among the Iñupiat of Arctic Alaska / Chie Sakakibara, 265
20 Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation: Epilogue / Igor Krupnik, Jennifer T. Rubis and Douglas Nakashima, 280
PART I: KNOWING OUR WEATHER AND CLIMATE
2 Forest, Reef and Sea-Level Rise in North Vanuatu: Seasonal Environmental Practices and Climate Fluctuations in Island Melanesia / Carlos Mondragón, 23
3 Annual Cycles in Indigenous North-Western Amazon: A Collaborative Research Towards Climate Change Monitoring / Aloisio Cabalzar, 41
4 Indigenous Knowledge in the Time of Climate Change (with Reference to Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia) / Rosita Henry and Christine Pam, 58
5 Local Responses to Variability and Climate Change by Zoque Indigenous Communities in Chiapas, Mexico / María Silvia Sánchez- Cortés and Elena Lazos Chavero, 75
6 Climate Knowledge of Ch'ol Farmers in Chiapas, Mexico / Fernando Briones, 84
PART II: OUR CHANGING HOMELANDS
7 Indigenous Forest Management as a Means for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation / Wilfredo V. Alangui, Victoria Tauli- Corpuz, Kimaren Ole Riamit, Dennis Mairena, Edda Moreno, Waldo Muller, Frans Lakon, Paulus Unjing, Vitalis Andi, Elias Ngiuk, Sujarni Alloy and Benyamin Efraim, 93
8 Indigenous Knowledge, History and Environmental Change as Seen by Yolngu People of Blue Mud Bay, Northern Australia / Marcus Barber, 106
9 Coping with Climate: Innovation and Adaptation in Tibetan Land Use and Agriculture / Jan Salick, Anja Byg, Katie Konchar and Robbie Hart, 123
10 Seasonal Environmental Practices and Climate Fluctuations in Island Melanesia: Transformations in a Regional System in Eastern Papua New Guinea / Frederick H. Damon, 142
11 Traditional Knowledge and Crop Varieties as Adaptation to Climate Change in South-West China, the Bolivian Andes and Coastal Kenya / Krystyna Swiderska, Hannah Reid, Yiching Song, Doris Mutta, Paul Ongugo, Mohamed Pakia, Rolando Oros and Sandra Barriga, 152
PART III: CONFRONTING EXTREME EVENTS
12 Accounts from Tribal Elders: Increasing Vulnerability of the Navajo People to Drought and Climate Change in the Southwestern United States / Margaret Hiza Redsteer, Klara B. Kelley, Harris Francis and Debra Block, 171
13 The Spirits Are Leaving: Adaptation and the Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua / Mirna Cunningham Kain, 188
14 Indigenous Reindeer Herding and Adaptation to New Hazards in the Arctic / Svein D. Mathiesen, Mathis P. Bongo, Philip Burgess, Robert, W. Corell, Anna Degteva, Inger Marie G. Eira, Inger Hanssen- Bauer, Alvaro Ivanoff, Ole Henrik Magga, Nancy G. Maynard, Anders Oskal, Mikhail Pogodaev, Mikkel N. Sara, Ellen Inga Turi and Dagrun Vikhamar-Schuler, 198
15 'Everything That Is Happening Now Is Beyond Our Capacity' - Nyangatom Livelihoods Under Threat [Ethiopia] / Sabine Troeger, 214
PART IV: SOURCES OF INDIGENOUS STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE
16 'Normal' Catastrophes or Harbinger of Climate Change? Reindeer-herding Sami Facing Dire Winters in Northern Sweden / Marie Roué, 229
17 Canaries of Civilization: Small Island Vulnerability, Past Adaptations and Sea-Level Rise [Micronesia] / Marjorie V. C. Falanruw, 247
18 Peasants of the Amazonian-Andes and their Conversations with Climate Change in the San Martín Region [Peru] / Rider Panduro, 254
19 Climate Change, Whaling Tradition and Cultural Survival Among the Iñupiat of Arctic Alaska / Chie Sakakibara, 265
20 Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation: Epilogue / Igor Krupnik, Jennifer T. Rubis and Douglas Nakashima, 280
