Meteorologists Meeting Rainmakers
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Policy Processes in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11471850 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Guthiga (International Livestock Research Institute), Andrew Newsham (0000-0002-7995-3706, Department for International Development) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 104-109 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00228.x |
| OpenAlex | W2054450269 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article seeks to shed light on policy processes arising from interaction between indigenous rainmakers and meteorologists, in participatory action research aimed at increasing the capacity of a local community to adapt to climate change. Policy processes were analysed from the perspective of actors, their narratives and interests. At the beginning of the project, the interactions between the meteorologists and rainmakers was characterised by mutual scepticism. The two groups negotiated on modalities of working together and successfully made joint seasonal weather forecasts that showed good convergence. The analyses using the three lenses of actor-narrative-interest enabled the study to tease out policy dynamics that are often ignored in climate change mitigation studies. Understanding these dynamics is important to ensure that climate change strategies are designed in congruence with local policy dynamics
Citizen journalism · Climate change · Economics · Environmental resource management · Indigenous · Modalities · Narrative · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Rainmaking rituals
When the Rains are (Un)Stopped
African Indigenous Food Security Strategies and Climate Change Adaptation in South Africa
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Indicators of Rain
Intra-household decision-making and perceived climate change resilience among smallholder farmers in semi-arid northern Ghana
Institutional and policy networks in disaster management in the Horn of Africa
Who or what makes rainfall? Relational and instrumental paradigms for human impacts on atmospheric water cycling
The utility of postmodern thinking in climate adaptation research
Making Sense of Local Climate Change in Rural Tanzania Through Knowledge Co-Production
Urban climate change, livelihood vulnerability and narratives of generational responsibility in Jinja, Uganda
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |