Traditional cultural practices to predict floods
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Location
Place : Central Taiwan
Country : Taiwan
Region : East Asia
Hazard
Primary : Flood
Secondary: Cyclones
Typology of Heritage
Knowledge and Practices concerning nature
Aspect of Disaster Management
Monitoring
Summary
In Taiwan, the Indigenous Tayal communities have developed an indigenous perception and prediction strategy for cyclones, based on their close contact with nature and their cultural practices. They have also employed various adaptation pathways and resilience capacities to cope with the changing weather patterns and the impacts of cyclones