To what extent has community resilience been built through an integrated role of Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK)?

01 January 1970 1 2K Report

Lets just share- different roles played by people to build resilience from impacts of climate change or any other environmental isssue(s)

Emmanuel Vijayanand Murray

Extremely. It may be all that is required!

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