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Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Subsistence Agriculture, Climate Risk Management and Mitigation of Community Vulnerability in Changing Climate, Lake Victoria Basin

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dc.creator Tolo, Casim Umba
dc.creator Majule, Amos
dc.creator Lejju, Julius Bunny
dc.date 2016-03-07T08:14:46Z
dc.date 2016-03-07T08:14:46Z
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T11:43:14Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T11:43:14Z
dc.identifier Casim Umba Tolo., Enock Amos Majule and Julius Bunny Lejju (2014): Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Subsistence Agriculture, Climate Risk Management and Mitigation of Community Vulnerability in Changing Climate, Lake Victoria Basin: Case Study of Rakai and Isingiro Districts, Uganda. Nile River basin: In: Ecohydrological Degradation, Climate Change and Hydropolitics: Editors: Assefa M Melesse, Wossenu Abtew and Shimelis G. Setegn
dc.identifier 978-3-319-02719-7
dc.identifier 978-3-319-02720-3
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/630
dc.identifier 10.1007/978-3-319-02720-3_23
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9643
dc.description Developing countries are vulnerable to negative impacts of climate change due to over reliance on climate-sensitive sectors, mainly agriculture. Limited adaptive capacity makes them vulnerable to climate-induced hazards. However, over the years, indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) have proven effective in promoting sustainable development particularly for those in subsistence agriculture. For example, in Lake Victoria basin, local communities have coped and adapted to climate-induced hazards using traditional systems and IKS. This chapter presents findings of a cross-sectional survey on the use of IKS in subsistence agriculture to enhance climate risk management and mitigation of community vulnerability in a changing climate. Data were collected by household questionnaires, key informants’ interviews, and focus group discussions. Results showed overall, significantly high community awareness levels prevail in study area, implicating climate change as the main challenge facing agricultural sector. Nevertheless, as climate change adaptation and mitigation measures, local communities use myriad of IKS to improve resilience and productivity. They use IKS in soil conservation, weather/climate forecasting, selection of planting seeds, and preservation of seeds/crops. This study, therefore, recommends incorporating IKS into scientific knowledge systems to promote climate change adaptation and mitigation among vulnerable communities dependent on climate-sensitive resources.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer International Publishing
dc.subject Changing climate
dc.subject Indigenous knowledge systems
dc.subject Subsistence agriculture
dc.subject Lake Victoria basin
dc.subject Uganda
dc.title Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Subsistence Agriculture, Climate Risk Management and Mitigation of Community Vulnerability in Changing Climate, Lake Victoria Basin
dc.type Book chapter


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