Indigenous Knowledge Systems role in addressing Sea Level Rise and Dried Water Source : a Fijian case study

dc.contributor.authorRaisele, Kolaia
dc.contributor.authorLagi, Rosiana
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-20T19:53:58Z
dc.date.available2023-03-20T19:53:58Z
dc.date.issued2023en
dc.description.abstractGlobal responses to the climate crisis continue to focus on Western theoretical perspectives and scientific solutions but overshadow community-based responses by indigenous communities. An effective response to the climate crisis in the Pacific Islands needs the Pacific Islanders' own story and their own response systems. This study will explore the role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in addressing sea-level rise (SLR) and dried water sources (DWS) drawing from a case study in Vatutavui village, Fiji. Using the methods of focus group discussion and individual interviews, the study will identify how members of Vatutavui village are responding to SLR and DWS using their Indigenous knowledge and practices. The paper will then weave the findings of this study together with contemporary discourses of social ecological resilience to the climate crisis. We discovered that Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) continue to cement their significance in Indigenous Fijian villages, and it is a foundational response to the climate crisis. Placing emphasis on IKS in addressing the climate crisis in Vatutavui had positive ecological and social cultural implications.
dc.identifier.issn2463-641X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/105252
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26021/14347
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMacmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studiesen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPacific Dynamics;Vol. 7, Issue 1
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleIndigenous Knowledge Systems role in addressing Sea Level Rise and Dried Water Source : a Fijian case studyen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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