Adaptation to Climate Change: Does Traditional Ecological Knowledge Hold the Key?
Adaptation to Climate Change: Does Traditional Ecological Knowledge Hold the Key?
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DOI：
10.3390/su12020676
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发表时间：
2020-01-02
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3.9
通讯作者：
Hamzah, Amran
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作者：
Hosen, Nadzirah;Nakamura, Hitoshi;Hamzah, Amran
土著人民的传统知识往往被忽视，尽管它在应对气候变化方面具有重要意义。这项研究从马来西亚婆罗洲沙捞越土著社区的角度揭示了传统生态知识(TEK)的潜力，并探索TEK如何帮助他们观察和应对当地气候变化。通过访谈和实地工作观察收集了数据，并根据TEK框架进行了专题分析。结果表明，这些群落的气温显著上升，天气和季节不确定。因此，干旱和野火对他们的生计产生了重大影响。然而，他们对此的反应是管理他们惯用的土地和资源，以确保粮食和资源安全，这为陆地和内陆生态系统的可持续管理提供了一个值得尊敬的例子。土著社区的社会网络和机构能够采取集体行动，加强他们在灾难来袭时所依赖的互惠关系。因此，这些社区通过文化节日和代代相传的口头传统来维持他们的TEK。Tek是帮助土著社区适应气候风险和促进社会生态复原力的实用工具，它维护了社会赋权和可持续资源管理。
The traditional knowledge of indigenous people is often neglected despite its significance in combating climate change. This study uncovers the potential of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) from the perspective of indigenous communities in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, and explores how TEK helps them to observe and respond to local climate change. Data were collected through interviews and field work observations and analysed using thematic analysis based on the TEK framework. The results indicated that these communities have observed a significant increase in temperature, with uncertain weather and seasons. Consequently, drought and wildfires have had a substantial impact on their livelihoods. However, they have responded to this by managing their customary land and resources to ensure food and resource security, which provides a respectable example of the sustainable management of terrestrial and inland ecosystems. The social networks and institutions of indigenous communities enable collective action which strengthens the reciprocal relationships that they rely on when calamity strikes. Accordingly, the communities maintain their TEK through cultural festivals and oral traditions passed from one generation to another. TEK is a practical tool that helps indigenous communities adapt to climate risks and promotes socio-ecological resilience, which upholds social empowerment and sustainable resource management.