Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Royal Meteorological Society
Publication Year:
2017
Publication Place
UNKNOWN
Physical Description:
12p. : 29cm.
Call Number
VF 7933 [EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41462
Legacy PEIN ID:
81553
General Notes
Permission for distribution within Pacific granted by authors|1 copy
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Traditional knowledge - Pacific - Oceania
Traditional & contemporary forecast - Database - Pacific
Scientific research - Traditional knowledge - Oceania
Traditional local knowledge - Climate change - Adaptation
Climatic changes - Community knowledge - Traditional knowledge
Indigenous knowledge - Oceania
Samoa; Niue; Solomon Islands
Digital rights management - Environmental monitoring - Database management
Abstract
Growinginterestintraditionalknowledge(TK),particularlyinrelationtothepredictionofweatherorclimate extremes, raises issues concerning the appropriate storage and management of the information collected. The Traditional Knowledge Database (TK Database) for the storage and use of TK associated with weather and climate prediction in the Paci c was designed with the following principles in mind: (1) preservation of the knowledge, maintaining cultural context wherever possible; (2) respect for intellectual property and cultural sensitivities around data sharing and use; (3) appropriate system design, accounting for ongoing costs of system maintenance and often intermittent Internet access; and (4) moving beyond data preservation to ensure continued use and growth of the TK. The TK Database was successfully deployed to four countries in the south Paci c and is regularly used by their national meteorological services, and partner organizations, both to preserve TK related to weather and climate and as a tool to assist in monitoring the TK indicators. As the rst database of its kind, the TK Database lls a critical gap in the appropriate storage and application of TK and provides an important foundation for future developments.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Royal Meteorological Society
Publication Year:
2017
Publication Place
UNKNOWN
Physical Description:
12p. : 29cm.
Call Number
VF 7933 [EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41462
Legacy PEIN ID:
81553
General Notes
Permission for distribution within Pacific granted by authors|1 copy
Record Created: 30-Oct-2017
Record Modified: 01-Aug-2022