Characterising Local Knowledge across the Flood Risk Management Cycle: A Case Study of Southern Malawi

Characterising Local Knowledge across the Flood Risk Management Cycle: A Case Study of Southern Malawi

People possess a creative set of strategies based on their local knowledge (LK) that allow them to stay in flood-prone areas. Stakeholders involved with local level flood risk management (FRM) often overlook and underutilise this LK. There is thus an increasing need for its identification, documenta...

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Main Authors: Robert Šakić Trogrlić, Grant B. Wright, Melanie J. Duncan, Marc J. C. van den Homberg, Adebayo J. Adeloye, Faidess D. Mwale, Joyce Mwafulirwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
local knowledge
flood risk management
community-based disaster risk reduction
disaster risk reduction
early warning
early action
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/6/1681

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