GEIC published new report on Global Risk. The research report entitled "The effectiveness of community-based adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change – From the viewpoint of social capital and indigenous knowledge" is focus on the effective countermeasures (adaptation) for climate change and other environmental problems at the community level in developing countries in Asia/Pacific Region from the viewpoint of social capital and indigenous knowledge. It examines the roles of stakeholders such as local communities and local governments in climate change adaptation in development assistance projects, and exploring the possibility of fusing indigenous knowledge with the latest technologies in considering the social capital.
To download the PDF report of "The effectiveness of community-based adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change – From the viewpoint of social capital and indigenous knowledge", please click below:
http://geic.hq.unu.edu/ENV/Files/2009/WP2009_001.pdf
