Indigenous knowledge and climate change in Australia: Can the traditional knowledge of Australia's indigenous communities keep pace with climate change?

Authors

Michael Adams, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

90138

Publication Details

Adams, M. (2013). Indigenous knowledge and climate change in Australia: Can the traditional knowledge of Australia's indigenous communities keep pace with climate change?. Current Conservation, 7 (1), 17-21.

Abstract

Indigenous knowledge systems are often characterised as including very detailed understandings of local environments, often over very long time periods. This combination of temporal and spatial knowledge is a strong base for thinking about change, both in terms of change brought about by climate change, and the sorts of adaptive change communities might need to make to appropriately respond.