Meteorologists meeting rainmakers : indigenous knowledge and climate policy processes in Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Guthiga, Paul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Newsham, Andrew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-15T16:26:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-08-15T16:26:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Guthiga, P., & Newsham, A. (2011). Meteorologists Meeting Rainmakers: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Policy Processes in Kenya. IDS Bulletin, 42(3), 104-109. doi:10.1111/idsb.2011.42.issue-3 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/46830 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, GB | en |
| dc.subject | CLIMATE CHANGE | en |
| dc.subject | ADAPTATION TO CHANGE | en |
| dc.subject | METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES | en |
| dc.subject | WEATHER FORECASTS | en |
| dc.subject | INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE | en |
| dc.subject | RESEARCH RESULTS | en |
| dc.subject | POLICY MAKING | en |
| dc.subject | KENYA | en |
| dc.title | Meteorologists meeting rainmakers : indigenous knowledge and climate policy processes in Kenya | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
| idrc.copyright.holder | The Authors. IDS Bulletin | |
| idrc.copyright.holder | Institute of Development Studies | |
| idrc.dspace.access | IDRC Only | en |
| idrc.noaccess | Due to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI. | en |
| idrc.project.componentnumber | 105602001 | |
| idrc.project.number | 105602 | |
| idrc.project.title | Linking African Researchers with Adaptation Policy Spaces | en |
| idrc.rims.adhocgroup | IDRC SUPPORTED | en |