Indigenous knowledge management to enhance community resilience to tsunami risk: lessons learned from<i>Smong</i>traditions in Simeulue island, Indonesia

Rahman, Alfi; Sakurai, Akio; Munadi, Khairul

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/56/1/012018

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“…As a result, volcanic hazard management schemes that include elements of local Indigenous knowledge and Western science-based management have been developed in Vanuatu (Cronin et al, 2004) and Papua New Guinea . Indigenous knowledge and perspectives have also been used in tsunami hazard management plans in Vanuatu (Walshe and Nunn, 2012), the Pacific Northwest of the USA (Becker et al, 2008), Indonesia (Hiwasaki et al, 2014;Rahman et al, 2017), the Chatham Islands (Thomas, 2018), the Philippines (Hiwasaki et al, 2014), and Samoa (Rumbach and Foley, 2014). There is even more research discussing integration of Indigenous knowledge and Western science for disaster risk reduction (e.g.…”

Section: Overview Of International Research At the Interface Of Indigmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indigenous knowledge has been used to define research needs in geospatial research projects (e.g. Poole andBiodiversity Support Program, 1995, as cited in Pacey, 2005;Harmsworth, 1999;Alessa et al, 2011;Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, 2019), natural hazard research (Swanson, 2008;Goff et al, 2010;King and Goff, 2010;King et al, 2018), natural hazard risk reduction planning (Cronin et al, 2004;Becker et al, 2008;Walshe and Nunn, 2012;Rumbach and Foley, 2014;Hiwasaki et al, 2014;Pardo et al, 2015;Rahman et al, 2017), climate-change resilience (Cruikshank, 2001(Cruikshank, , 2012Ford and Smit, 2004;Janif et al, 2016;Iloka, 2016), environmental management (Londono et al, 2016), soil classification (Oudwater and Martin, 2003;Harmsworth and Roskruge, 2014), and geomorphology/hydrology research (Londono et al, 2016;Hikuroa, 2017). Moreover, Indigenous place names commonly indicate knowledge of landscape features and geomorphology (Carter, 2005;Kharusi and Salman, 2015;Riu-Bosoms et al, 2015;Atik and Swaffield, 2017).…”

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Mātauranga Māori in geomorphology: existing frameworks, case studies, and recommendations for incorporating Indigenous knowledge in Earth science

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Abstract. Mixed-method bicultural research in Aotearoa New Zealand, including the weaving of Indigenous and other knowledge, is emerging within many academic disciplines. However, mātauranga Māori (the knowledge, culture, values, and world view of the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) and Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) is poorly represented within geomorphological investigations. Here, we review international efforts to include Indigenous knowledge in geologic and geomorphic studies and provide an overview of the current state of mātauranga Māori within research endeavours in Aotearoa New Zealand. We review three theoretical frameworks (i.e. methodologies) for including mātauranga Māori in research projects and three models (i.e. methods) for including Māori values within research. We identify direct benefits to geomorphology and discuss how these frameworks and models can be adapted for use with Indigenous knowledge systems outside of Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim of this review is to encourage geomorphologists around the world to engage with local Indigenous peoples to develop new approaches to geomorphic research. In Aotearoa New Zealand, we hope to inspire geomorphologists to embark on research journeys in genuine partnership with Māori that promote toitū te mātauranga – the enduring protection, promotion and respect of mātauranga Māori.

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Mātauranga Māori in geomorphology: existing frameworks, case studies, and recommendations for incorporating Indigenous knowledge in Earth science

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“…Local people have certain capacities that have evolved over centuries and this capacity and knowledge have been tested over time and proven to be sustainable and effective in both reducing disasters and managing hazards (Shaw et al 2008 ). There is evidence suggesting that countries that have succeeded in managing disasters have also employed the indigenous knowledge of local communities affected by disasters as a strategy (Iloka 2016 ; Rahman, Sakurai & Munadi 2016 ; Sethi et al 2011 ). As observed by Nyong, Adesina and Elasha ( 2007 ), indigenous knowledge is important as it has facilitated the survival of local populations in Africa’s Sahel region in the wake of climate change and variability.…”

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The contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe: A big call to practitioners

Dube

Munsaka

2018

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This article examined the contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe. The current discourse underrates the use of indigenous knowledge of communities by practitioners when dealing with disasters’, as the knowledge is often viewed as outdated and primitive. This study, which was conducted in 2016, sought to examine this problem through analysing the potential contribution of indigenous knowledge as a useful disaster risk reduction intervention. Tsholotsho district in Matabeleland, North province of Zimbabwe, which frequently experiences perennial devastating floods, was used as a case study. Interviews and researcher observations were used to gather data from 40 research participants. The findings were that communities understand weather patterns and could predict imminent flooding after studying trees and clouds, and the behaviours of certain animal species. Local communities also use available local resources to put structural measures in place as part of disaster risk reduction interventions. Despite this important potential, the study found that the indigenous knowledge of disaster risk reduction of the communities is often shunned by practitioners. The practitioners claim that indigenous knowledge lacks documentation, it is not found in all generational classes, it is contextualised to particular communities and the knowledge cannot be scientifically validated. The study concluded that both local communities and disaster risk reduction practitioners can benefit from the indigenous knowledge of communities. This research has the potential to benefit communities, policymakers and disaster risk reduction practitioners.

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“…Indigenous knowledge and perspectives have also been used in tsunami hazard management plans in Vanuatu (Walshe and Nunn, 2012), the Pacific Northwest of the United States of America (Becker et al, 2008), Indonesia (Hiwasaki et al, 2014;Rahman et al, 2017), the Chatham Islands (Thomas, 2018), the Philippines (Hiwasaki et al, 2014), and Samoa (Rumbach and https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2020-5 Preprint. Discussion started: 12 February 2020 c Author(s) 2020.…”

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Mātauranga Māori in geomorphology: existing frameworks, case studies and recommendations for Earth scientists

Wilkinson

Hikuroa

Macfarlane

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Abstract. Mixed-method bicultural research in Aotearoa New Zealand, including the weaving of Indigenous and other knowledges, is experiencing a resurgence within many academic disciplines. However, mātauranga Māori – the knowledge, culture, value and worldview of the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand – and Te Ao Māori, the Māori world, is poorly represented within geomorphological investigations. Here, we review existing efforts to include Indigenous knowledge in geologic and geomorphic studies from the international research community and provide an overview of the current state of mātauranga Māori within research endeavours in Aotearoa New Zealand. We review three theoretical frameworks for including mātauranga Māori in research projects and three models for including Māori values within research. We identify direct benefits to geomorphology and discuss how these frameworks and models can be adapted for use with Indigenous knowledge systems outside of Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim of this review is to encourage geomorphologists around the world to engage with local Indigenous peoples to develop new approaches to geomorphic research. In Aotearoa New Zealand, we hope to inspire geomorphologists to embark on research journeys that engender genuine partnership with Māori and that promote toitū te mātauranga, the enduring protection, promotion and respect of mātauranga Māori.

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Indigenous knowledge management to enhance community resilience to tsunami risk: lessons learned fromSmongtraditions in Simeulue island, Indonesia

Cited by 42 publications

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Mātauranga Māori in geomorphology: existing frameworks, case studies, and recommendations for incorporating Indigenous knowledge in Earth science

Mātauranga Māori in geomorphology: existing frameworks, case studies, and recommendations for incorporating Indigenous knowledge in Earth science

The contribution of indigenous knowledge to disaster risk reduction activities in Zimbabwe: A big call to practitioners

Mātauranga Māori in geomorphology: existing frameworks, case studies and recommendations for Earth scientists

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