The disappearing generation and climate change

Evidence from Zimbabwe

Bibliographic Data

ID2389462
AuthorsM Chiba (0000-0002-3267-5737, University of Pretoria, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume20
Issue1
Pages85-95
Publication date2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1177-1801 • E-ISSN: 1174-1740
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/11771801241234957
OpenAlexW4392756717
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited40

The passing on of key elderly members of communities is presenting new challenges on the well-being of the natural environment as their disappearance signifies the end of Indigenous Knowledge that had protected the ecological environment. Using 60 in-depth interviews situated in 2 rural settlements in the Shamva District of Zimbabwe, complemented by documents on climate change literature, the article demonstrates that the dying of elderly community members is contributing to climate change. With unprecedented levels of migration globally in the absence of Indigenous Knowledge transfer, the continued survival of this important body of knowledge is seriously threatened and this is also greatly contributing to climate change. An end to the free-market economy has been proposed as a solution to address the global problem of climate change. However, the inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge into the education curriculum, including its digitalisation, may go a long way in climate change adaptation and mitigation

Climate change · Climatology · Geography · Political science · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Energy and Environment Impacts · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Geology · Oceanography

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