Integrating indigenous knowledge with conventional science: Enhancing localised climate and weather forecasts in Nessa, Mulanje, Malawi

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 996-1003

  Kalanda Joshua, Miriam ^a   Ngongondo, Cosmo ^a   Chipeta, Lucy ^a   Mpembeka, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Rainfall and temperature variability; Rainfed agriculture; Weather forecast

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; RAIN; RURAL AREAS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE FORECASTING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; RAIN FED AGRICULTURE; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; WEATHER AND CLIMATE FORECASTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

MALAWI; MULANJE;

EID: 80054085216     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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