Abstract
The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) for Climate Change Adaptation
Highlights
Despite of Climate change is a global phenomenon, the impacts are varied among the world’s population [1]
Adaptation capacity is varied to human and population across different regions, and developing countries have less adaptive capacity than developed countries due to poverty, poor policy, lack of advanced technology and weak institutional frame work
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) has the potential to forecast the near long-term climate condition which affect the local communities. This potential of TEK enable us to conserve the natural resources which is important for the survival of indigenous people
Summary
Despite of Climate change is a global phenomenon, the impacts are varied among the world’s population [1]. It is important that climate change impacts and adaptation strategies be examined through an understanding of Western science and place-based TEK. TEK has the potential to forecast the near long-term climate condition which affect the local communities This potential of TEK enable us to conserve the natural resources which is important for the survival of indigenous people. Traditional ecological knowledge is basis for developing adaptation and natural resource management strategies in response to environmental and other forms of change. The identified area includes: - Localscale expertise; As a source of climate history and baseline data; In formulating research questions and hypotheses; As insight into impacts and adaptation in communities; For long-term community-based monitoring Traditional ecological knowledge can make significant contributions in assessing the impacts of climate change and in identifying strategies for climate change adaptation. The initiative is important to build up and facilitate awareness of traditional knowledge to apprise action by indigenous peoples, local communities, and domestic and international policy makers.” To facilitate the inclusion of TEK into international endeavors and The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), partnerships with other organizations is acknowledging the role of TEK and encouraging its responsible use [1,20]
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