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Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak

Indigenous people often rely on natural resources for their livelihoods. This reliance increases their vulnerability towards the impacts of climate change, and coping with increased climate variability is a significant challenge for such communities. This research, conducted among the Sa’ban tribe o...

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Main Authors: Hosen, Nadzirah, Nakamura, Hitoshi, Hamzah, Amran
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Published: 2019
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HM Sociology
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97142/
http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1716
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spelling my.utm.971422022-09-23T01:42:07Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97142/ Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak Hosen, Nadzirah Nakamura, Hitoshi Hamzah, Amran HM Sociology Indigenous people often rely on natural resources for their livelihoods. This reliance increases their vulnerability towards the impacts of climate change, and coping with increased climate variability is a significant challenge for such communities. This research, conducted among the Sa’ban tribe of Long Banga in interior Sarawak, Malaysia, explored observations of local climate change, climate change impacts and tribal adaptation strategies. The results show that drought, wildfires and uncertain weather conditions are the Sa’ban’s primary concerns. However, the tribe have demonstrated their adaptation strategies through the use of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK). 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Hosen, Nadzirah and Nakamura, Hitoshi and Hamzah, Amran (2019) Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak. In: Lisbon-Malacca Port Cities Twin Conferences, 3 - 4 July 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1716
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic HM Sociology
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Hosen, Nadzirah
Nakamura, Hitoshi
Hamzah, Amran
Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak
description Indigenous people often rely on natural resources for their livelihoods. This reliance increases their vulnerability towards the impacts of climate change, and coping with increased climate variability is a significant challenge for such communities. This research, conducted among the Sa’ban tribe of Long Banga in interior Sarawak, Malaysia, explored observations of local climate change, climate change impacts and tribal adaptation strategies. The results show that drought, wildfires and uncertain weather conditions are the Sa’ban’s primary concerns. However, the tribe have demonstrated their adaptation strategies through the use of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Hosen, Nadzirah
Nakamura, Hitoshi
Hamzah, Amran
author_facet Hosen, Nadzirah
Nakamura, Hitoshi
Hamzah, Amran
author_sort Hosen, Nadzirah
title Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak
title_short Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak
title_full Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak
title_fullStr Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior Sarawak
title_sort using traditional ecological knowledge to adapt to climate change in interior sarawak
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97142/
http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1716
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