Monday, July 15, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. MDT
Location: Centennial E

Traditional ecological knowledge and other Indigenous knowledge systems can use the past to inform and shape the future. After generations of marginalization, cultural assimilation, and genocide, governments around the globe are finally beginning to recognize these visual and oral forms of knowledge, although not yet in a way equal to Western knowledge systems. Many national- and subnational-level agencies, however, are beginning to incorporate them into policy, climate adaptation planning, and disaster risk reduction strategies. Speakers will discuss Indigenous modes of transmitting knowledge, how they are applied, and how disaster programs have benefited, including strengthened response to climate-induced extreme weather.