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The value of indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction: A unique assessment tool for reducing community vulnerability to natural disasters

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Baumwoll, Jennifer
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	THE VALUE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION: A Unique Assessment Tool for Reducing Community Vulnerability to Natural Disasters by Jennifer Baumwoll The risk posed by natural disasters is escalating. As a result, the amount of work in the field of disaster management has been increasing, particularly in disaster risk reduction (DRR). DRR focuses on pre-disaster activities including prevention, mitigation and preparedness. Local, national, regional and international organizations have shifted their approach to DRR in recent years, away from technology-focused activities (such as advanced surveillance systems, technical warning systems, and stronger infrastructure) and toward an emphasis on reducing vulnerability which involves affected communities in the process. These shifts have recently led DRR experts and practitioners to consider indigenous knowledge in DRR policy and practice. Indigenous knowledge refers to approaches and practices of a culture which develop from an advanced understanding of its specific environment which has formed over numerous generations of habitation. Research has concluded that indigenous knowledge is valuable to DRR in both a narrow sense (specific DRR strategies which translate to similar communities), and in a general sense (empowering the community, improving project implementation, and successfully using non-formal methods of information dissemination). This suggests the existence of an intermediate value, by which specific categories of indigenous knowledge can be
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