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Indigenous Adaptation Knowledge

Indigenous Adaptation Knowledge is a body of place-based, intergenerationally transmitted understanding, practices, and strategies rooted in Indigenous worldviews that enable communities to dynamically respond to environmental, social, and ecological changes while maintaining cultural integrity.

154

Publications

10.5K

Citations

513

Authors

258

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

78

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Publications

154

The value of indigenous knowledge in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in the African Sahel

Anthony Nyong, Balgis Osman Elasha · Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change · 2007 · 808 citations

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Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities

Lisa Hiwasaki, Emmanuel M. Luna, Syamsidik Syamsidik et al. · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · 2014 · 428 citations · Full text

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Weathering uncertainty traditional knowledge for climate change assessment and adaptation

Kirsty Galloway McLean, Douglas Nakashima · 2012 · 414 citations

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Climate change adaptation: Linking indigenous knowledge with western science for effective adaptation

Cuthbert Casey Makondo, David S.G. Thomas · Environmental Science & Policy · 2018 · 395 citations

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Amazonia: Man and Culture in a Counterfeit Paradise.

P. W. Richards, Betty J. Meggers · Journal of Ecology · 1972 · 360 citations

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Authors

513

  1. JD
    James D. Ford

    McGill University, Canada

    4 publications · 619 citations

    4

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  2. NP
    Nicholas P. Simpson

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    4 publications · 263 citations

    4

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  3. MP
    Meg Parsons

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    3 publications · 409 citations

    3

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  4. LZ
    Luckson Zvobgo

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

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  5. FE
    Fidelis Eze

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

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Institutions

258

  1. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    573 citations

  2. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    244 citations

  3. Natural Resources Institute

    Chatham, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    660 citations

  4. South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative

    Cape Town, South Africa

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    429 citations

  5. University of Limpopo

    Polokwane, South Africa

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    213 citations

  6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Durban, South Africa

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    340 citations

  7. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    872 citations

  8. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    316 citations

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Venues

  1. Climatic Change

    8 publications · 884 citations

    8

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  2. Sustainability

    6 publications · 306 citations

    6

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  3. ARCTIC

    4 publications · 438 citations

    4

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  4. Global Environmental Change

    4 publications · 731 citations

    4

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  5. Ecology and Society

    4 publications · 359 citations

    4

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