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标题：Role of indigenous knowledge in managing floods projects
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作者：Ali, Turi Jamshid ; Ahmad, Mushtaq ; Khalifa, Haloul Mohamed Ibrahim 等
期刊名称：Journal of Process Management. New Technologies
印刷版ISSN：2334-735X
电子版ISSN：2334-7449
出版年度：2019
卷号：7
期号：2
页码：13-23
DOI：10.5937/jouproman7-21018
语种：English
出版社：KD Mapro
摘要：Climate change is increasing the frequency of disasters in the world. Accordingly, disaster management strategies are also changing. The UN has focused on acknowledging the Indigenous Knowledge in disaster management strategies. In this study, the village Khursheed in District Sargodha has been focused due to facing frequent floods since decades. They have developed some methods to counter floods. The study was qualitative containing three focus group discussions and thirty interviews, reveals that villagers have devised their own flood forecast and early warning systems. The indigenous methods of constructions of buildings and agricultural techniques have rendered the village more resilient. The elevated spiritual level has enhanced their immune system to face floods. The government needs to devise local level disaster management strategies which should incorporate indigenous and modern knowledge.
关键词：climate change; disaster management; indigenous knowledge; National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)