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Indigenous Health Adaptation to Climate Change
Shuaib LwasaDidas Namanya
OutlineConducted the pilot study in three settlements of
the Batwa of Kitariro, Kihembe and Kitahurira.
Partners
Priority research areas and interventions
Training and capacity building
Leadership and project management and coordination
Pilot study in three settlements
Batwa of Kitariro, Kihembe and KitahuriraAn estimated 800 Batwa in the district of
Kanungu Propose to work in all settlements of the
Batwa
PartnersMoH, MAK Department of GeographyContact with community based organizations; BDP,
BCH, UOBDUBuhoma Community Hospital Local government for collaborationBatwa Development Program have accepted to
collaborateUNRHO which is a co-applicant but also provide space
if needed for coordination of the project activitiesAn opportune for the project for knowledge translation
that will require working with stakeholders including the organizations for exchange and uptake of knowledge
Priority research areas and interventions
Food security, change of diet, inadequate land and dependence of agri-labor, tourism services
Health challenges (access to both modern health services and traditional health systems), but also malaria burden among the people. Important is the differential burden of disease by age groups Potential linkage to climate change
Water access challenges due to variable climate and droughts. Terrain also affects water accessibility
Resource entitlements and rights in respect to forest
based resources is also an issue of priority which we hope to investigate more given the selective acceptance of some settlements and not others.
Priority research…………The threat to indigenous health knowledge
systems.Initiatives underway to document, transfer to
young generations and preserve this knowledge
Global resource governance shaped by conservation and tourism promotion by UWA. The issue of co-benefits from the global resource governance based on edge communities in CC context
Identified the limited knowledge and or predisposition by local administration about the Batwa systems.
Training and capacity building 2 PhD students and 4 MSc students two of whom
will be working on topics directly related to the PhD’s. idea is to build capacity of PhD students to co-supervise MSc. Theses.
Knowledge translation will ink to curriculum development but we are weary of the models for curriculum development
Capacity building for stakeholders including local government and communities. Advancing the concept of ‘climate leaders’ through a knowledge exchange platform
Priority research…………
Research-policy interface Influencing policy is critical in Uganda just like it is elsewhere.
Higher institutions and authorities have characteristic views about Batwa
Unfortunately some of the biases are; drug abuse, social relations (Batwa girls and Bakiga men) which indicates prejudices about the indigenous group.
The current health policy which is under review is also largely silent about indigenous communities. UNFCCC SBSTA emphasized tapping into and learning form indigenous
knowledge. This is an opportunity to demonstrate the sustainability of adaptations based on indigenous knowledge rather than negating them
Propose to utilize the knowledge exchange platform to attempt at influencing policy
Benefits to Batwa and Uganda government
Expected to deepen understanding of adaptation to climate change among the Batwa.
Enhanced knowledge for Batwa, academics, students, local authorities and policy makers
Document IK on the Batwa Health system
Capacity development among the Batwa and communities in respect to advocacy, climate leadership
Pilot projects and interventions around which capacity is expected to be developed
Potential to inform IPCC on adaptation of indigenous health systems
Leadership and project managementOutput-based framework of implementation
which would require expertise in a particular area
Model offers high chances of contributing to uniqueness and aligns with IDRC requirements
Faces of the meetings
Thank you!Gracias!Merci!
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