This book offers a profound examination of how mountain ethnic groups and local communities, particularly those in the Tibetan regions of the Eastern Himalayas, utilize traditional knowledge to confront the growing challenges of climate change. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which local wisdompassed down through generationshas informed climate adaptation strategies, ranging from agriculture to disaster management. By systematically categorizing traditional knowledge related to climate patterns, biodiversity, water management, and resource conservation, the book highlights its vital role in enhancing resilience to environmental stresses.
Drawing from field research, the volume addresses the intersection of modern climate science and traditional knowledge, advocating for an integrative approach to climate adaptation. The author demonstrates that traditional knowledge systems, far from being relics of the past, are dynamic and continually evolving to meet new environmental realities. This work provides a valuable theoretical framework and methodological tools for future research, calling for greater recognition of the potential contributions of traditional knowledge in global climate policy and local-level interventions.
By illustrating the enduring relevance of traditional knowledge, this book not only contributes to the academic discourse on climate change but also advocates for the preservation and application of ecological wisdom in creating sustainable climate solutions for the future.
Chapter
1. Climate Change and Traditional Knowledge among Tibetan
Peoples of the Eastern Himalayas, China.
Chapter
2. Community-based Action
Research for Climate Change in Tibetan People of Eastern Himalayas, China.-
Chapter
3. Traditional Knowledge in Water Resource Management for the Climate
Change Adaptation.
Chapter
4. Traditional Knowledge and Medicinal Plant
Species Move in Response to Climate Change Adaptation.
Chapter
5.
Traditional Knowledge in Agro-pastoralism Livelihood for the Climate Change
Adaptation.
Chapter
6. Traditional knowledge in forest resource management
for the climate change adaptation.
Chapter
7. Traditional Knowledge in Use
of Plant Species and Genetic Resources for the Climate Change Adaptation.-
Chapter
8. Gender Perspective on Traditional Knowledge in Irrigation
Management and Climate Change Adaptation.
Chapter
9. Traditional Knowledge
in Disaster for the Climate Change Adaptation of Tibetan People in Eastern
Himalayas, China.
Chapter
10. Traditional Beliefs Related to Conservation
for the Climate Change Adaptation.
Chapter
11. Study on Traditional
Knowledge Issues under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change and Chinas strategy.
Chapter
12. Reflections on the Participation of
Chinese Traditional Knowledge in Global Climate Change Governance Within the
Framework of Ecological Civilization.
Dr. Yin Lun is Dean and Professor at the School of Marxism, Southwest Forestry University, China. His research centers on climate anthropology, ethnic ecology, integrated disaster risk management, ecological civilization construction, and biodiversity conservation. He has published four monographs, represented by climate anthropology, over 60 papers in SCI/core journals, and led major projects including those funded by the United Nations Development Programme and the National Social Science Fund of China. His initiatives on traditional knowledge and climate change adaptation were featured at the Paris Peace Forum, garnering attention from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and other global dignitaries. He also serves as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and a senior expert for the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), among other key academic roles. He was awarded the Gender Climate Award by The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC).
