Nomads’ indigenous knowledge and their adaptation to climate changes in Semirom City in Central Iran

Saboohi, R.; Barani, Hossein; Khodagholi, Morteza; Sarvestani, Ahmad Abedi; Tahmasebi, Asghar

doi:10.1007/s00704-018-2665-4

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“…Cattle herders adapt indigenously by temporally changing nomadic migration and adjusting mobility patterns: linear, irregular, circular, or migratory movement, dependent on ecological landscape and weather [39,46,47]. As a result of drought, they also go to rivers for water supply, dig artesian wells, and store water in ponds [39,47]. Sources of feed are also diversified: pruning of tree branches and leaves, use of crop residue, and reliance on grass sprouts in valleys resulting from dewfall [46].…”

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“…Sources of feed are also diversified: pruning of tree branches and leaves, use of crop residue, and reliance on grass sprouts in valleys resulting from dewfall [46]. Direct feeding happens more frequently [47], animals are fed with supply feed, and small seeds are mixed with hot water and salt to keep the animals warm [48].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In terms of stress management, herders focus on reducing heat among cattle by keeping them under tree shades and separating them into sub-herds based on sickness, pregnancy, lactation, or whether they are wounded, weak, and are calves [46], as well as reducing the number and changing the composition of livestock [47]. Social networks are also engaged within a community to cope with natural hazards [48], and labour activities are divided according to the sex and age of household members for meeting differential needs of herds [46].…”

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Countries in the developing world are increasingly vulnerable to climate change effects and have a lesser capacity to adapt. Consideration can be given to their indigenous knowledge systems for an integrated approach to education, one which is more holistic and applicable to their context. This paper presents a systematic review of the indigenous knowledge systems (IKSs) deployed for climate change adaptation in the developing world and advances implications for climate change education. A set of inclusion criteria was used to screen publications derived from two databases and grey literature searches, and a total of 39 articles constituted the final selection. Postcolonial theory’s lens was applied to the review of the selected publications to highlight indigenous people’s agency, despite IKSs’ marginalization through colonial encounters and the ensuing epistemic violence. The categories of social adaptation, structural adaptation, and institutional adaptation emerged from the IKS-based climate change adaptation strategies described in the articles, with social adaptation being the most recurrent. We discussed how these strategies can be employed to decolonise climate change education through critical, place-based, participatory, and holistic methodologies. The potential outcome of this is a more relatable and effective climate change education in a developing world context.

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“…Nonetheless, traditional agriculture over centuries has developed practices that enable farmers to better manage water resources and low soil fertility [3]. Traditional agricultural systems are the result of centuries of indigenous peoples' experience of adapting to arid environmental conditions [4]. Apart from natural factors, human factors play an important role in desertification [5].…”

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The Productive Landscape in the Desert Margin for the Sustainable Development of Rural Settlements: An Innovative Greenbelt for Maranjab Desert in Iran

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About two billion rural individuals depend on agricultural systems associated with a high amount of risk and low levels of yield in the drylands of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Human activities, climate change and natural extreme events are the most important drivers of desertification. This phenomenon has occurred in many regions of Iran, particularly in the villages in the periphery of the central desert of Iran, and has made living in the oases so difficult that the number of abandoned villages is increasing every year. Land abandonment and land-use change increase the risk of desertification. This study aims to respond to the research questions: (i) does the planning of green infrastructures on the desert margin affect the distribution and balance of the population?, (ii) how should the green belt be designed to have the greatest impact on counteracting desertification?, and (iii) does the design of productive landscape provide the solution? Through a wide-ranging and comprehensive approach, this study develops different scenarios for designing a new form of green belt in order to sustainably manage the issues of environmental protection, agricultural tradition preservation and desertification counteraction. This study proposes a new-traditional greenbelt including small low-cost and low-tech projects adapted to rural scale.

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“…Climate change impacts also threaten future developments, particularly in areas where poverty is widespread and where key resources, such as infrastructure, are underdeveloped to meet current needs [10,11]. Climate change is an important challenge that can have significant effects on natural resources [12], different communities, and patterns of life for present and future generations [8,13,14].…”

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Analyzing the Impact of Different Transport Governance Strategies on Climate Change

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2019

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The transport industry is one of the few sectors in which emissions continue to grow, contributing 26% to the global CO2 emissions. Transport agencies everywhere in the world are focusing on mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Policy-makers are under pressure to tackle the issue of climate change and approach sustainable transport by promoting more sustainable practices and altering behavior. This paper attempts to explore the impact of transport on climate change through the lens of governance by establishing a systematic review framework. The results showed that developing nations should be influential in managing their public transport agencies to achieve economic transformation. They require a functional, reliable, and effective transport system and these can only be derived by properly formulated and implemented policies with the aid of all relevant private, academic, and government bodies working together. This study concluded that developing nations need to manage their pricing methods, using them to facilitate transport systems that are unlikely to affect the climate. To this end, transport policy and governance need to be reviewed to take into account climate change and natural disaster concerns. Additionally, guidelines and strategies should be proposed for every actor involved, i.e., transport community, top-level leaders, and all governmental levels and private sectors.

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Nomads’ indigenous knowledge and their adaptation to climate changes in Semirom City in Central Iran

Cited by 10 publications

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A Systematic Review of the Deployment of Indigenous Knowledge Systems towards Climate Change Adaptation in Developing World Contexts: Implications for Climate Change Education

A Systematic Review of the Deployment of Indigenous Knowledge Systems towards Climate Change Adaptation in Developing World Contexts: Implications for Climate Change Education

The Productive Landscape in the Desert Margin for the Sustainable Development of Rural Settlements: An Innovative Greenbelt for Maranjab Desert in Iran

Analyzing the Impact of Different Transport Governance Strategies on Climate Change

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