Knowing Nature - Indigenous Knowledge helps in Disaster Management

To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is announcing a unique programme that draws upon indigenous knowledge to help deal with natural disasters.

UNEP, in partnership with the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON), is implementing a project in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka regions of the Russian Federation to document indigenous knowledge about early warning signs of natural disasters and how to cope with and lessen their impacts. The project is intended to raise awareness and enhance understanding of the application and use of traditional knowledge in natural disaster management.

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