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When we think about indigenous peoples and cultural communities in the Philippines, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps it’s their culture and beliefs that many of us are unfamiliar with, or their colorful clothing and accessories, their religious or spiritual practices that are quite different from ours.…
Climate change encompassing mostly hydro-meteorological hazards is a reality affecting the world in diverse ways. It is manifesting in various ways such as increases in frequency and intensity of floods, droughts and extreme temperatures. In recent years, climate change has induced droughts, other extreme weather events and meteorological disasters in many countries including Zimbabwe.Effective management of climate change induced challenges require localized strategies which may vary from one part of the world to another and even within a country. In view of the need to understand localized i...
Covid-19 has taught us that no country is an island and that we should learn from one another’s mistakes and successes. The solidarity that is so important to Africans should become a priority for the rest of the world, too. And at the core of African solidarity lies the age-old concept of ub...
Learning Country in Landscape Architecture Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Respect and Appreciation Editors: Reviews key international and Australian landscape architecture and Indigenous Knowledge Systems literature and current discussions Incorporates an applied real-world case study of educational practice in the built environment sector Offers key teaching and professional practice applied exemplars upon which to scaffold a learning experience Authorship includes the voices of many of the Indigenous peoples directly involvedsee more benefits Buy this book Immediate eBook d...
Give traditional medicine a fair chance in fight against Covid-19, says professor Share CAPE TOWN - Give traditional medicine a fair chance, a fair investment so that it contributes to fighting the coronavirus pandemic. This was the message from Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) practitioners during a virtual seminar hosted by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, on dispelling myths about vaccines and variants, on Wednesday afternoon. Professor Motlalepula Matsabisa, who is Chairperson of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Expert Advisory Committee on Tra...