Project title: Using indigenous knowledge to enhance community resilience to climate change in the mountainous region of Vietnam

Duration: 2017-2019

Objectives: 

Researchers, CSOs, government officials and policy makers increase their capacity to promote indigenous knowledge use in climate change resilience practices. This overall objective will be realised through three following and related specific objectives:

• Specific objective 1: Early career researchers and NorthNet member organisations increase their capacity of indigenous knowledge research and use in climate change resilience
• Specific objective 2: Local communities increase their capacity of indigenous knowledge research and use in climate change resilience agricultural practices
• Specific objective 3: Policy makers and government officials are supportive for indigenous knowledge use in climate change adaptation programs and plans

Expected Outcomes

The main expected outcomes of this project are to enhance the capacity development of early career researchers of Thai Nguyen University, development workers of NorthNet members, local communities and government officials on IK research and use in climate change adaptationto increase the community resilience. Co-research will be used as an innovative method to build capacity and understandings for target groups who include researchers, development workers, government officials and local communities.

• Outcome 1: Increased capacity of early career researchers of TUAF and ADC and development workers of 10 NorthNet organizations in IK research and use in climate change resilient agricultural practices
• Outcome 2: Increased capacity of indigenous knowledge research and use in climate change resilience practices for local communities
• Outcome 3: Indigenous knowledge use in climate change resilience practices is recognised and used by policy makers and government officials in the policy-making process