TIKS4DRR

Traditional knowledge of environmental indicators for agricultural planning

Location

Place : Peru
 
Country : Peru
 
Region : Latin America
 
 
 

Hazard

Primary : Droughts

Typology of Heritage

Knowledge and Practices concerning nature

Aspect of Disaster Management

Monitoring

Summary

In Peru, the indigenous people of the Andes use their traditional knowledge of the sun, moon, stars, and mountains to forecast the weather and plan their agricultural activities. They also use indigenous technologies, such as terraces, irrigation systems, and crop rotation, to cope with the variability and uncertainty of the climate

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