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.contributor.authorTolo, Casim Umba
dc.contributor.authorMajule, Amos
dc.contributor.authorLejju, Julius Bunny
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T08:14:46Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T08:14:46Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractDeveloping 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCasim 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. Setegnen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-02720-3_23
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-02719-7
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-02720-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/630
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishingen_US
dc.subjectChanging climateen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous knowledge systemsen_US
dc.subjectSubsistence agricultureen_US
dc.subjectLake Victoria basinen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleLocal and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Subsistence Agriculture, Climate Risk Management and Mitigation of Community Vulnerability in Changing Climate, Lake Victoria Basinen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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