Identifying the exposure of two subsistence villages in Alaska to climate change using traditional ecological knowledge

Ignatowski, Jonathan Andrew; Rosales, Jon

doi:10.1007/s10584-013-0883-4

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“…Furthermore, it is now generally recognized that integrating indigenous knowledge with scientific knowledge can lead to successful disaster preparedness strategies [35,36] and climate change adaptation strategies [4,23,24,49,57]. In combination with the latest technology and scientific assessment, local and indigenous knowledge can give communities and decision-makers a very good knowledge base to enable them to make decisions about the environmental issues they face.…”

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Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities

Hiwasaki¹,

Luna

Syamsidik

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International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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a b s t r a c tThe important role that local knowledge and practices can play in reducing risk and improving disaster preparedness is now acknowledged by disaster risk reduction specialists, especially since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. However, they have yet to be commonly used by communities, scientists, practitioners and policymakers. We believe that local and indigenous knowledge needs to be integrated with science before it can be used in policies, education, and actions related to disaster risk reduction and climate change. This paper presents a process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge related to hydro-meteorological hazards and climate change with science, developed through a project implemented among coastal and small island communities in Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor-Leste. The process involves observation, documentation, validation, and categorization of local and indigenous knowledge, which can then be selected for integration with science. This process is unique in that it allows communities to (1) identify knowledge that can be integrated with science, which could then be further disseminated for use by scientists, practitioners and policy-makers, and (2) safeguard and valorize those that cannot be scientifically explained. By introducing a process that can be used in other communities and countries, we hope to promote the use of local and indigenous knowledge to enable communities to increase their resilience against the impacts of climate change and disasters.

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Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities

Hiwasaki¹,

Luna

Syamsidik

et al. 2014

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“…Researchers have documented climate change impacts in various interior, west coast, and north coast ANVs from the vantage of Western science (Brown, Knapp, & Trainor, 2015;Carothers et al, 2014;Chapman, Kim, & Mark, 2009;Ignatowski & Rosales, 2013;Nichols, Berkes, Jolly, & Snow, 2004) as well as indigenous community knowledge (Cochran et al, 2013;Ignatowski & Rosales, 2013). Vulnerability assessments have sought to portray some ANVs as more vulnerable than others (Himes-Cornell & Kasperski, 2015;Alessa et al, 2008), without necessarily considering the context of each ANV and the qualitative factors that contribute to vulnerability (Huntington et al, 2009;Rosales & Chapman, 2015).…”

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“…The importance of indigenous knowledge has been emphasized in the context of Arctic and Alaskan climate change adaptation and fish and game management (Arruda & Krutkowski, 2017;Jos & Watson, 2016;Williams & Hardison, 2013;Chapin III, Folke, & Kofinas, 2009). Much of this research relates to using indigenous community knowledge to identify or expand on Western knowledge of environmental change and climate change impacts that contribute to vulnerability (Ignatowski & Rosales, 2013;Huntington, Quakenbush, & Nelson, 2017). Research on how indigenous knowledge has helped Arctic communities adapt to climate change impacts is generally limited to personal subsistence practices, i.e., monitoring subsistence resources, awareness of alternative resources, and knowing how to survive hazardous conditions (Berkes, Colding, & Folke, 2000;Berkes & Jolly, 2001;Pearce, Ford, Willox, & Smit, 2015).…”

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The identity of paramedic professions is bound to develop in order to adapt to the changes of the world of health.Careproviders' identity is based on the interpersonal dimension, yet French massage-physiotherapy bases this interpersonal competence on touch. This is why many practitioners try to develop this aspect of their practice through continuing professional education. Danis Bois Method (Méthode Danis Bois: MDB) of fasciatherapy, characterized by its relational and sensitive approach to care and touch, stands in this field. This paper will present the impacts of this manual therapy on the professional identity of 446 masseurs-physiotherapists who took part in a self-assessment survey. The results show that, in spite of the few difficulties they meet within their duties, practicing fasciatherapy integrates perfectly well into the framework of massage-physiotherapy. It largely reinforces the feeling of therapeutical efficacy and the capacity to meet the evolution in health needs (chronic diseases, mental suffering, and patients' quality of life). It also restores meaning and value to the profession and boosts motivation as well as it fosters the congruence of both personal and professional identities. It is thus considered as an added value to masso-physiotherapy, a means to accomplish oneself and an essential component of professional identity.

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“…While much research has focused on how climate change has impacted indigenous communities [2] [24], published research on how they are adapting and building resilience is more limited [18] [25] [26] [27] [28,32]. Within Alaska, the focus has often been on climate change impacts (particularly in terms of subsistence) and vulnerability more than adaptation [29] [49] consider how people in southwestern ANVs are able to maintain aging infrastructure and community services in the face of climate change.…”

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Presenting a Picture of Alaska Native Village Adaptation: A Method of Analysis

Ristroph¹

2017

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Alaska is a large state with 229 nationally recognized tribes, known as Alaska Native Villages (ANVs). Efforts to understand ANV climate change adaptation have often been limited to a particular concern (i.e., flooding and erosion) in a particular part of Alaska (i.e., the west coast). My study is the first that I am aware of attempting to identify adaptation actions, strategies and barriers across the entire state of Alaska and recommend ways for laws and institutions to facilitate adaptation. In this article, I explain a distinct method for identifying adaptation actions, strategies, and barriers that draws on literature, community plans, laws, and interviews and conversations with 153 participants (including ANV residents and those that make or influence policy affecting ANVs). Rather than coding particular segments of an interview or plan, I numerically code interviews and plans as a whole, based on themes expressed therein and from the literature. At the same time, I keep track of quotations that help clarify these themes. This method yields a complex picture of ANV adaptation that shows different views of climate change and adaptation strategies among different sources. Preliminary results of the study suggest a need for measures to improve implementation of community-level adaptation actions, rather than perpetuating a system of government-sponsored planning and data collection in narrow areas. Institutional changes need to be incremental in order to gain political support, yet they must be holistic in addressing the many challenges that ANVs face.

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Identifying the exposure of two subsistence villages in Alaska to climate change using traditional ecological knowledge

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Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities

Process for integrating local and indigenous knowledge with science for hydro-meteorological disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in coastal and small island communities

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Presenting a Picture of Alaska Native Village Adaptation: A Method of Analysis

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