Application of scientific and indigenous knowledge for flood management in Northwest Bangladesh
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Disaster Management, 2015.
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10361-46532019-09-30T03:20:22Z Application of scientific and indigenous knowledge for flood management in Northwest Bangladesh Ahmmed, Sohel Kabir, Dr.Md.Humayun Department of Architecture, BRAC University Architecture Flood management This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Disaster Management, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of Dissertation. Includes bibliographical references (page 54-56). The present study tries to identify the Indigenous practices of the rural communities. It also focuses to assess their economic condition in relation to livelihood practices. Local people Participation in the research process has ensured by Focus Group Discussion, Informal Interview. Most of the peoples don’t have any scientific knowledge to coping with flood. The people of Kurigram district passing their life to cultivated land, Domestic animal, grazing land and wet land are the major natural resources. The peoples of the rural area face flood & river bank erosion almost every year. They have some traditional knowledge by which they are able to cope up with this situation. In my study I tried to find out the existing indigenous knowledge that has been practice by the people for anticipating flood and coping mechanism during flood situation. The project looks at how communities can bring together their own indigenous knowledge and experiences, which might include birds, insects or plants, in order to support local adaptation to during flood. I also tried to find out the practices regarding house, agriculture, health. Most of the rural people they have no academic knowledge but they are living with flood by using their own mechanism for many years in this area. As a result they have a very good capacity which we called indigenous knowledge. With this they are able to reduce vulnerabilities. The thesis then identifies why the region is known for its seasonal food insecurity (Monga) and reason behind the high incidence of poverty. This thesis discussed about that both scientific and their own local knowledge is used properly to inform policy and decision-making at all levels. This thesis emphasizes the integration of scientific and indigenous knowledge for flood management. Finally I recommended some of my findings of Kurigram district for further study. Sohel Ahmmed M. Disaster Management 2015-11-26T07:16:17Z 2015-11-26T07:16:17Z 2015 2015 Thesis ID 14168004 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/4653 en BRAC University dissertation are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 58 pages application/pdf BRAC University |
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