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Coping with Climate Change by Using Indigenous Knowledge of Ethnic Communities from in and around Lawachara National Park of Bangladesh

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Climate change is considered to be one of the most serious threats and its impact is felt by the most vulnerable world's poorest countries including Bangladesh. In particular, ethnic communities, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. A case study was conducted in a fragile ecosystem of Lawachara national park of Bangladesh, to know the indigenous knowledge of the ethnic communities, how they adapt with the climate change impact by using indigenous knowledge. They use various IK to protect their crops from climate change impact. Thus, government should design policies which will be helpful to make them more resilience to face climate change impact.

Source: Journal of Forest and Environmental Science

DOI: 10.7747/jfs.2013.29.3.181

Authors: Sayma Akhter, Farzana Raihan, Md. Shawkat Islam Sohel, Md. Abu Syed, Suman Kanti Das, Mohammed Alamgir

Institutions: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangor University, James Cook University, University of Chittagong

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Life on land

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1998204092