traditional knowledge

How has Indigenous knowledge been leveraged to support climate change adaptation in mountain regions? This brief synthesises experience and learning captured on the Adaptation at Altitude Solution Portal and explores the use of Indigenous knowledge in climate adaptation in mountain regions through five themes.

This solution was originally described in the publicationSafer lives and livelihoods in mountains. Published in 2017, this publication portrays 15 good practices and applied research for DRR from mountains around the world, to illustrate how the priorities of the Sendai Framework can best be put into practice.

The Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from the South Caucasus booklet showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused, or accelerated by, climate change that negatively affect mountain communities’ livelihoods and ecosystems. The publication covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

Implemented in the department of Boyacá, Colombia, since approximately 2000, this solution aims to preserve and promote the cultivation and...

This solution is one of 18 climate change adaptation solutions shared in Mountains ADAPT: Solutions from East Africa, which showcases adaptation solutions proven to be successful in response to specific issues caused or accelerated by climate change. These solutions were selected for their inclusive approaches, their potential to be transferred and upscaled, as well as their extended benefits for downstream communities across the East Africa Community. This solution is described in the booklet on page 30: "Trust traditional ndivas".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u9b4XYr7OU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u9b4XYr7OU Project presentation on the TV programme “Panorama Chile”, VTR, Fundación Viva Chile In the highlands of Tarapacá, Chile,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pd2C6YmZwQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt The Climate Reality Project: Leader profiles - Dr. Lun Yin This project seeks to design a community-based biodiversity conservation...

The Bioculture and Climate Change Project focuses on an approach for adaptation based on communities and their ancestral knowledge on...

This article focuses on understanding the functioning of mountain ecosystems in the context of livelihoods and women.