Can indigenous knowledge help us fight climate change?
Indigenous people represent only about six percent of the world\u2019s population, but they inhabit around a quarter of the world\u2019s land surface. And they share these regions with a hugely disproportionate array of plant and animal life. According to the UN and the World Bank, about 80 percent of our planet\u2019s biodiversity is on land where indigenous people live.
Global climate policy has however been slow to recognise that indigenous knowledge - built up over centuries - is worth listening to. This is despite the fact that sometimes in very remote areas, where scientific and meteorological data is lacking, this knowledge may be all there is. Indigenous knowledge can provide valuable insight into what adaptations have worked in the past, and so provide an important guide to the future.
What are the barriers to bringing indigenous knowledge out from the margins of climate research and policy, and can they be overcome?
Guests: \nNancy Kacungira, journalist, BBC Africa\nHindou Oumarou Ibrahim, environmental activist and member of Chad\u2019s pastoralist Mbororo people and Earthshot Prize Council\nNigel Crawhall, chief of section, local and indigenous knowledge systems, UNESCO\nAida Sanchez, assistant professor at Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Presenters: Neal Razzell and Graihagh Jackson\nProducer: Darin Graham\nResearcher: Zoe Gelber\nEditor: Emma Rippon