Indigenous Technologies and Local Climate Change Adaptation Practices around East Kawlchaw Watershed, Saiha, Mizoram: A Case Study

Abstract

The technologies that are employed by the native inhabitants in a region which forms an important part of its culture and heritage may be called as indigenous technologies. These technologies are drawn from the indigenous knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society and are basis for locallevel decision making in agriculture, health care, food preparation, natural resource management and other activities in rural communities (Warren 1991). These technologies are basically intended to enhance the ability to maintain & renew balance and harmony within a multidimensional environment (Waas et al., 2011; Oxfam 2011). Although indigenous peoples’ traditional ways of living have very little to contribute to climate change,