Abstract:

This report has been compiled to build awareness for the value indigenous knowledge holds for reducing risk against different types of hazards in different environmental and cultural settings throughout Asia and the Pacific. It is part of a broader initiative in the region which aims to analyze the importance of indigenous knowledge and develop ways for this knowledge to be further integrated into disaster risk reduction policy and practice. This report is the first step, providing a forum for knowledge sharing such that the experiences and strategies of various communities throughout the region are communicated to important disaster risk reduction stakeholders. In addition, this collection will also trigger further analysis on the importance of indigenous knowledge, which can feed into policy-making and inform curriculum development. Finally, it intends to encourage other regions to also invest in gathering cases in their countries and contribute to exploring the global importance of indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction.