Indigenous Climate Information and Modern Meteorological Records in Sinazongwe District, Southern Province, Zambia

Kanno, H.; Sakurai, Takeshi; Shinjo, Hitoshi; Miyazaki, Hidetoshi; Ishimoto, Yasuko; Saeki, Tazu; Umetsu, Chieko; Sokotela, Sesele; Chiboola, Milimo

doi:10.6090/jarq.47.191

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“…1). Specifically, it took place in the Southern Zambia has a subtropical climate with 3 distinct seasons: The "cool dry" season which is the winter equivalent (between May and July) with mean daily temperatures falling between 15 and 27 °C, followed by the "hot dry" season (from August to October) with temperatures peaking at 27-32 °C [5].…”

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Occurrence of Endoparasites in Indigenous Zambian Dogs

Bruce-Miller

Goldová

2016

Folia Veterinaria

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This study was conducted in the country of Zambia, Southern Africa, to investigate the occurrence of endo-parasites in indigenous Zambian dogs. Faecal samples were collected from 41 indigenous Zambian dogs from different areas of the Mbabala region in the Southern province of Zambia during the “hot wet” season, although at the time that the samples were collected, the country was experiencing a drought. Faecal samples were analysed using the concentration flotation method with zinc sulphate for the determination of the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. The most prevalent parasites were species from the family Ancylostomatidae (65.0 % infection rate) which followed by: Isospora canis (9.8 %), Dipylidium caninum (4.8 %), and Toxascaris leonina (2.4 %). There were in addition, two cases of co-infections with the family Ancylostomatidae and D. caninum, as well as the family Ancylostomatidae and I. canis.

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Occurrence of Endoparasites in Indigenous Zambian Dogs

Bruce-Miller

Goldová

2016

Folia Veterinaria

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“…For the Caledonian region, proverbs were less accurate. Furthermore, Kanno et al (2013) tested the accuracy of weather proverbs in Zambia, revealing that proverbs are good climate indicators but not for all conditions. Several studies have focused on weather-related proverbs in Poland.…”

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Temperature Forecast Accuracies of Polish Proverbs

Graczyk

Choryński

Pińskwar

et al. 2020

Weather, Climate, and Society

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Proverbs are a part of traditional knowledge that has been increasingly acknowledged to be a valuable source of information for environmental policies. Proverbs on weather convey the cumulated experience of generations that provide guidelines for agricultural practices, everyday decisions, and other situations. Besides the value the proverbs have in their cultural setting, they also serve as an indicator of objective meteorological patterns. This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Polish temperature-related proverbs. From the collected corpus of more than 2000 Polish proverbs, 28 were related to temperature and provided concrete predictions and so were selected for further analysis. The proverbs were tested on the basis of temperature (minimum, maximum, and mean) data from 20 weather stations, located in Poland and the neighboring countries, for the period of 1951-2012. Harbingers and forecasts were identified and coded as 0 or 1. Proverb accuracies were then compared using Heidke skill scores and proportions of fulfilled proverbs. The proverbs' spatial and temporal contingencies were tested via generalized linear mixed models. Some proverbs provided a high proportion (up to 79%) of fulfilled proverbs. Furthermore, the accuracy of the proverbs was reversely proportional to chronological date (decreased with time), with values increasing toward the east and north directions of station locations. The observed changes in proverb accuracies may be attributed to the shift of Polish borders following the Second World War and the respective migration of the population.

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“…Por ejemplo, San Cristóbal con gorro, agua hasta el morro (Monte cercano a Pamplona) (Gargallo et al, 2008). Los proverbios utilizados en la región de Sinazongwe, Zambia se aplican como predictores meteorológicos, aunque en ciertos casos es difícil predecir la lluvia en tierras con diferente pendiente; las bases de datos que se utilizan son primordiales para estimar el potencial local del clima, que está relacionado con futuros cambios climáticos (Kanno et al, 2013). sayings about which they could not argue and none was so wise as to being right as often as the people.…”

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“…For example, Saint Cristopher with a hat, or water up to the bluff (mountain near Pamplona) (Gargallo et al, 2008). The proverbs used in the region of Sinazongwe, Zambia, are applied as meteorological predictors, although in certain cases rainfall is difficult to predict in lands with different slopes; the databases that are used are primordial to estimate the local potential of climate, which is related to future climate changes (Kanno et al, 2013).…”

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Relación entre saberes campesinos y variables climáticas en la Región Centro Oriente de Puebla, México.

Hernandez¹,

Acoltzi

Sánchez

et al. 2016

ASYD

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La agricultura y especialmente el cultivo del maíz representan una de las actividades socioeconómicas más importantes para la seguridad alimentaria en México. A través del tiempo, el conocimiento empírico ha sido trasmitido de generación en generación. En esta investigación se aplicaron encuestas a agricultores en la región Centro Oriente del estado de Puebla, con experiencia en la siembra del maíz en 2014 y 2015. El objetivo de la investigación fue explicar la relación del clima-temperatura y precipitación-, a escala pentadal, con los refranes y con los rendimientos en los años de 1980, 1987, 2011 y 2013. Los resultados mostraron que menos de la mitad de los agricultores confían en los dichos y, como consecuencia, en años con buenos rendimientos en el cultivo de maíz, la mayoría de estos fueron validados, mientras que para aquellos considerados como "regular" y "malo", la mayor parte no se cumplió. Estas dos situaciones se pueden explicar en términos de una visión optimista del agricultor. Se concluye que el conocimiento empírico campesino sobre el pronóstico tiempo/clima es aceptado por una parte importante de agricultores y sigue influyendo en las actividades agrícolas.

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Indigenous Climate Information and Modern Meteorological Records in Sinazongwe District, Southern Province, Zambia

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Occurrence of Endoparasites in Indigenous Zambian Dogs

Occurrence of Endoparasites in Indigenous Zambian Dogs

Temperature Forecast Accuracies of Polish Proverbs

Relación entre saberes campesinos y variables climáticas en la Región Centro Oriente de Puebla, México.

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