Key
Resources for Indigenous
Knowledge and Practices
The
key resources presented here are suggestions by IK Program staff.
They provide reliable information on the subject. The resource list
will change over time. Inclusion or omission of a source does not
constitute any endorsement or disapproval on behalf of The World
Bank.
Key
Documents
Local Pathways to Global Development: Marking
Five Years of the World Bank Indigenous Knowledge for Development
Program [Available in english
(1.1 MB),
français
(1.2 MB),
and swahili
(937 KB)]
Indigenous Knowledge for Development: Opportunities and Challenges (286 KB)
Indigenous
Knowledge for Development – A Framework for Action
Paper prepared by the World Bank in November 1998 describing the
important contribution that indigenous practices can make in development.
version francaise
The
IK Initiative at a glance - Online version of our brochure
available in English, French, Portuguese and later in Spanish.
IK
Program - Recent media reports.
Mainstreaming
Indigenous Knowledge
(156 KB)
IK-Notes
Publication of the Indigenous Knowledge Program available
in French and in Portuguese.
IIRR
International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (1996). Recording
and using indigenous knowledge: International Institute of Rural
Reconstruction, Silang, Cavite, Philippines. A manual for development
practitioners and field workers, available on-line at IIRR.
IK
– Monitor (Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor)
Newsletter, published three times a year by CIRAN, reports on
indigenous practices, informs about newest publications, provides
a reference to conferences and workshops and functions as the core
platform for the global indigenous knowledge network.
Rahman, M.A. "A
Participatory DSS to Incorporate Local Knowledge for Resource and
Environmental Management in Developing Countries".
Department of Geography, Faculty of Environmental Studies, University
of Waterloo, Canada March 4, 1998
Brokensha,
D., Warren, D.M., Werner, O. (1980)"Indigenous knowledge
systems and development", University Press of America,
Washington, D.C.
Probably the first collection of indigenous knowledge practices
in the context of development. 25 contributions, mainly from social
anthropologists, focus on agriculture and animal husbandry and health.
The book offers case studies, methods to study local knowledge and
theoretical aspects of IK.
A sequel to this book was published by Warren, D.M., Slikkerveer,
L.J., Brokensha, D., (1995) "The cultural dimensions of
development: indigenous knowledge systems", IT Studies
in indigenous knowledge and development, IT Publications,
London. It has 47 contributions on agriculture, environment, methods,
role of developing organizations that elicit not only the technical
aspects of IK but also its cultural context.
Larson,
J. (1998) "Perspectives on indigenous knowledge systems
in Southern Africa" Washington D.C. World Bank Discussion
paper No.3
Based on a regional Initiative in Africa of The World Bank and
IUCN a workshop was held with representatives from various institutions
and eight countries of sub-Saharan Africa, soliciting the potential
of IK systems for the management of natural resources. Eight case
studies from Southern Africa are summarized, supplemented by concept
papers.
For
a more comprehensive list of related literature please consult the
Bibliography
Important
Web Links
Johns
Hopkins POPLINE Database Online - Looking for the latest
information on female genital mutilation? Need a journal article
on adolescent reproductive health and HIV/AIDS? Trying to track
down an article on population and the environment? The answers to
these questions and much more are now just a few mouse clicks away
on the new Internet POPLINE database. POPLINE, the world's largest
bibliographic database on population, family planning, and related
issues, is now available free of charge on the Internet. All 280,000
citations, representing published and unpublished literature, can
be accessed for no charge.
Commission
on Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) - This is an initiative
of the UK Government, financed by the Department for International
Development (DFID). It is looking at how national and international
intellectual property rules and practices might be improved to take
greater account of the needs and interests of poor people and developing
countries. The aim is for the Commission to report by March 2002.
Bagel
Hole - a not for profit project to collect and share low-tech,
sustainable knowledge. It is still in the beginning stages, but
has about 300 articles so far. It allows individuals and communities
to contribute knowledge as well as access knowledge.
COMPAS
- (Comparing and Supporting Endogenous Development and Bio-cultural
Diversity) is a multipartner program supported by the Dutch Government
and other donors to improve the quality of development support initiatives.
The project provides support to local organisations, which are enhancing
biological and cultural diversity and sustainable management of
natural resources by building on Indigenous Knowledge Systems and
local leadership.
The
Participatory Management Networking Service (PMNS)
- a joint service of IUCN, the Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands
(Ramsar) and WWF. The PMNS will integrate information on participatory
management of natural resources, including Community-based management,
Collaborative management and Indigenous Peoples management.
Future
Harvest - builds public
understanding of the importance of international agricultural research
to global peace, prosperity, environmental renewal, and the alleviation
of suffering.
UNESCO-MOST
- Management of Social Transformations, a partner of the
IK initiative
is setting up a database on best practices that will include indigenous
knowledge practices.
CWIS
- Center for World Indigenous Studies a source of links, references,
contacts, literature on indigenous people and knowledge.
PICTA
- Partnership for Information and Communication Technology for Africa,
one of the initiators of the initiative, from there other important
institutions and initiatives – not only related to information
technology, can be accessed.
PANOS
- specialises in information for development, and has an indigenous
language programme, with grants to organizations that engage in
adapting and translating AIDS information for media in their countries.
For
more links see a complete and frequently updated list of links to
institutions and other related Web
Sources
Key
Players
Partners
IDRC
has carried out numerous studies in the field of IK, in particular
it is engaged in various partnerships with various national and
international NGOs such as IUCN, WRI and other donors to further
the subject.
CIRAN
Centre for International Research and Advisory Networks at Nuffic
Ciran is a hub of the global network of indigenous knowledge centers.
It publishes the IK-Monitor, is a partner of the IK initiative and
a special supporter of African IK centers. It works in close cooperation
with CIKARD,
whose late founder Michael Warren has been a key promoter of the
global IK network.
See
also a list of other active organizations and institutions
here
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