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Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world

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Title Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world
 
Creator Mapedza, Everisto
Rashirayi, T.
Xueliang, C.
Haile, Alemseged Tamiru
Koppen, Barbara van
Ndiyoi, M.
Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
 
Subject floodplains
indigenous peoples' knowledge
policies
flooding
rain
drought
climate change
villages
households
gender
developing countries
case studies
 
Description In Sioui, M. (Ed.). Indigenous water and drought management in a changing world. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier
Most development planners and practitioners have often wrongly assumed that solutions for community challenges lie within the “western scientific knowledge” only. However, the recent studies have highlighted the relevance of Indigenous Knowledge to inform western scientific solutions. This study is on the Barotse Flood Plain of the Western Province of Zambia. Flood inundation understanding by the local communities has direct implications for their livelihood options and for the well-being of their households. The research found that there are a number of important local knowledge systems that are early warning systems based on observations of weather, water level and landscape, and animal behavior, which are widely disseminated through a specific communication network. The chapter concludes with a discussion on how the integration of Western scientific and Indigenous Knowledge Systems will better inform interventions to improve livelihood options for the communities within the Barotse Flood Plain and policy and practice within the developing world at large.
 
Date 2022
2022-05-31T20:45:24Z
2022-05-31T20:45:24Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Mapedza, Everisto; Rashirayi, T.; Xueliang, C.; Haile, Alemseged Tamiru; van Koppen, Barbara; Ndiyoi, M.; Senaratna Sellamuttu, S. 2022. Indigenous knowledge systems for the management of the Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia and their implications for policy and practice in the developing world. In Sioui, M. (Ed.). Indigenous water and drought management in a changing world. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. pp.209-225. (Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 4) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824538-5.00011-X]
9780128245385
2542-7946
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119705
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051167.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824538-5.00011-X
H051167
 
Language en
 
Relation Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research Volume 4
 
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Limited Access
 
Format p. 209-225
 
Publisher Elsevier