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Objectives of the Indigenous Knowledge Program

Enable the development community to learn more about the indigenous/traditional practices in local communities so as to better adapt global knowledge to local conditions, and to design activities to better serve the community needs.

  • Developing pilot instruments for the capture, dissemination, and application of indigenous/traditional knowledge of development practices.
  • Facilitating the sharing of indigenous practices and innovations among local communities through a South-to-South exchange
  • Promoting the integration of indigenous/traditional knowledge in the development process.
  • Establishing partnerships

New Action Plan for 2005 and Beyond

Framework For Action

What is being done

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