Indigenous Reciprocity, Knowledge Management, and Knowledge Base project
This project is largely about how knowledge is managed and used for critical decision making in communities and through networks working all the way up to the global scale. It is important that there be an explicitly designed process of systematic management of the knowledge gained through the project experience. In the development of indigenous adaptation strategies, indigenous knowledge will be documented, and the abovementioned strategies of using visual images and videos will enhance the effect of documentation beyond an increase in knowledge base through its application and the empowerment of individuals and communities in the process.
Complementing these strategies is the development of an interactive web site, an integral part of the project, where indigenous communities and their allies will: post local videos, photos and stories; discuss regional and international climate change negotiations; and share their assessment experiences and adaptation approaches. The web site will also host a knowledge base portal where participating communities will post their written reports, articles, etc. This website will be built under the indigenous reciprocity, commons and open source principles and will use an indigenous licensing for sharing the materials posted on the web site. The web page and licensing will be a collaborative project with the indigenous peoples Call of the Earth network, which specializes in Indigenous intellectual property — and it is currently hosted by IAS-UNU TK Initiative. Overall, the project's knowledge management strategies will help reach the objective of building knowledge about interdisciplinary and multicultural learning across epistemologies.