Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction -

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Résumé :
The book seeks to comprehend how indigenous knowledge systems of local communities can be effectively used in disaster management of various types. A prime example is the 2015 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, promoting indigenous environmental management knowledge and practices. Traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples includes information and insight that supplement conventional science and environmental observations, a comprehensive understanding of the environment, natural resources, culture, and human interactions with them which is not documented before. A great deal of this knowledge have been lost in translation. In this book, the authors attempt to keep a record of each and every traditional knowledge study of the indigenous communities in managing the disasters. The use of indigenous knowledge systems in disaster understanding and management is the primary focus of the chapters. This book is organized into four major sections. Thefirst part gives an overview and help in conceptualizing the different concepts of hazard and disaster perception and how response and adaptation are connected with it. This part also discusses the concept of the connection between hazard and sustainable development and how the understanding of risk reduction and resilience can happen with the help of indigenous knowledge, insights, and strategies. The second part of the book introduces the different approaches to disaster and risk management. It establishes how vulnerability influences the risk associated with a hazard and the responses can be both positive and negative in disaster management. The approaches of the indigenous communities in managing a disaster, their resilience, capacity building, and community-based preparedness will be the area of prime focus in this chapter. Part 3 of this book describes the concept of sustainability through indigenous knowledge and practice. The sole highlight of this chapter is the indigenous knowledge efficacies in disaster identification, risk reduction, climate risk management, and climate action. The last section of the book explores how to meet the gaps between local knowledge and policy formulation. It highlights how traditional knowledge of the indigenous communities can prove to be beneficial in developing a holistic regional-based policy framework which will be easily accepted by the target stakeholders since they will be more acquainted with the local strategies and methods. This section ends with an assessment and discussion of the gaps and future scopes in disaster risk reduction through integrating local knowledge and modern technologies....

Sommaire:
Part I: Conceptualising Disaster and Risk.- Chapter 1. Hazard and Disaster Perception: Cognition, Response and Adaptation.- Chapter 2. Characterising Hazard and Disaster and Sustainable Development.- Chapter 3. Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.- Chapter 4. Traditional management of Disaster: Indigenous Knowledge, Insights and Strategies.- Part II: Approaches to Disaster Management.- Chapter 5. Different types of Risks and Vulnerability.- Chapter 6. Fields of Response to Disaster: Positive Response and Negative Response.- Chapter 7. Disaster Resilience by Indigenous Communities.- Chapter 8. Capacity Building and Community Based Disaster Preparedness.- Part III: Sustainability Through Indigenous Knowledge and Practice.- Chapter 9. Disaster Risk Identification and Mitigation with the help of Traditional Knowledge.- Chapter 10. Disaster Risk Reduction through local Knowledge and practice-case studies.- Chapter 11. Adaptation to different types of Disaster with Integration of local Knowledge-case studies.- Chapter 12. Climate Risk Management with Indigenous Perception and Strategies- case studies.- Part IV: Science-Policy Interface Through Indigenous Knowledge.- Chapter 13. Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in Policy Formulation.- Chapter 14. Insights from Regional and Field Studies on Micro Policies.- Chapter 15. Perspectives from Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Development.- Chapter 16. Integration of Perception Studies and Disaster Risks.- Chapter 17. Development of a holistic Regional Disaster Policy Framework based on Indigenous Knowledge.- Chapter 18. Identifying the gaps and Future Scopes in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.- Chapter 19. Conclusion.