Partner: UNESCO

IFMR LEAD in collaboration with UNESCO jointly hosted a workshop on “Mainstreaming Traditional Knowledge (TK) to support Climate Change Adaptation Policies”. Fully recognizing the importance of traditional knowledge (TK) or Indigenous Knowledge (IK), now commonly referred as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and its invaluable role in adaptation to climate change (CC) variations, the workshop brought together around 25 experts from Government/research institutions and NGOs.

The objective of the workshop was to present and receive inputs to strengthen the role of TK in climate change adaptation by integrating TK in climate research and resource planning and to explore strategies to incorporate TK into climate change assessments, policy and adaptation efforts at local level including gender concerns.