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: Received: 5 April 2023 / Approved: 5 April 2023 / Online: 5 April 2023 (15:20:59 CEST)
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Wasswa, P.; Namulindwa, H.; Nakiwala, E. Assessing the Efficacy of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems Into Modern Weather Observational Instruments, a Case of Uganda. Preprints2023, 2023040065. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0065.v1
Wasswa, P.; Namulindwa, H.; Nakiwala, E. Assessing the Efficacy of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems Into Modern Weather Observational Instruments, a Case of Uganda. Preprints 2023, 2023040065. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0065.v1
Wasswa, P.; Namulindwa, H.; Nakiwala, E. Assessing the Efficacy of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems Into Modern Weather Observational Instruments, a Case of Uganda. Preprints2023, 2023040065. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0065.v1
APA Style
Wasswa, P., Namulindwa, H., & Nakiwala, E. (2023). Assessing the Efficacy of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems Into Modern Weather Observational Instruments, a Case of Uganda. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0065.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Wasswa, P., Harriet Namulindwa and Esther Nakiwala. 2023 "Assessing the Efficacy of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems Into Modern Weather Observational Instruments, a Case of Uganda" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0065.v1
Abstract
Location-specific weather and climate information together with related advisory services are one of the crucial drivers of development in the 21st century particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there still exist significant gaps in provision of weather and climate information at scales that effectively address the needs of local people for instance; local farmers and pastoralists. This therefore force local people to rely on indigenous knowledge (IK), to observe and forecast weather conditions. This situation does not exclude Uganda, and thus the current study assessed the efficacy of integrating indigenous knowledge systems into modern weather observational instruments in order to boost and act as a backup mechanism for modern weather observational instruments to increase accuracy and wide coverage of weather observations within Uganda. Results indicated that, respondents across the two pilot sites use a combination of plants, animals, insects, and human behaviours, meteorological and astrological indicators to observe and predict local prevailing weather conditions. Majority of the respondents particularly in Masaka district, believed that the use of indigenous knowledge to observe weather and climatic events is very reliable compared to their counterparts in Entebbe Municipality. Therefore, the integration of indigenous knowledge system in scientific weather observations is very vital.
Keywords
Indigenous; Knowledge Systems; Modern Weather Instruments; Uganda
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology
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