Stephanie Midgley: Integrating local and indigenous knowledge into river basin management for effective climate change adaptation
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Stephanie Midgley: Integrating local and indigenous knowledge into river basin management for effective climate change adaptation
- 1. Integrating local and indigenous knowledge into river basin management for effective climate change adaptation Bonty Botumile, James Cumming, Sabrina Chesterman, Stephanie Midgley 10 March 2011 AfricaAdapt Conference, Addis Ababa
- 2. Outline What is RCCP? Vulnerable transboundary regions Scales: from transboundary river basin to communities Objectives of research Methodology and early results Lessons learned Challenges Way forward
- 3. What is the RCCP? Purpose: To enable transboundary adaptation to climate change, with equitable access to climate funding, in Southern Africa Implemented by OneWorld Sustainable Investments
- 4. Vulnerable transboundary regions Zambezi River Basin Malawi and surrounds Okavango River Basin Lower Limpopo River Basin
- 5. Scales: from transboundary river basin to communities Why Okavango Basin Interactive Framework - that allows communities to modify and customise Giving communities a voice and platform
- 7. Objectives Gather IK from custodians Validate findings Integrate with science Inform RCCP transboundary adaptation responses Replicable and transferable methodologies and lessons
- 8. Methodology Study sites Tools: storytelling, interviews, surveys, shadowing, focus groups, seasonal calendars, traditional festivals etc
- 9. Methodology Questions: key focus on water Sources: surface water, groundwater, rainfall Perceptions and forecasting Coping mechanisms Natural resource protection, harvesting and storage Livelihoods Knowledge dissemination Gender/youth
- 10. Lessons learned Tap into existing structures e.g. OKACOM, Basin Wide Forum, Okavango Research Institute Hidden vulnerability Social complexities Validation / triangulation
- 11. Challenges Managing Expectations Handout Mentality Sample Representivity- Is it reflective of basin issues Scaling it up to basin level in line with our vision (given politics, institutions) Time and Patience consuming
- 12. Way Forward Keep research contextualised Validation of IK Information Dissemination Participatory Adaptation Strategy Engaging with OKACOM on integrating IK, science, institutions to keep it sustainable
- 13. Thank you www.rccp.org.za ILKP: tharientsho@gmail.com RCCP: stephanie@oneworldgroup.co.za