Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan
The present study investigated the use of indigenous knowledge to reduce disaster vulnerability in the district of Charsadda, KP, Pakistan. There are two spells of the rainy season in a year in the study area which caused floods, one in winter and the other in August, the peaked summer rainfall. These floods highly affect the agriculture sector and physical infrastructure in the area. Along with modern techniques, people have the capability to predict through their indigenous knowledge about these floods. The 84 respondents were selected from two village councils by using the multistage sampling technique. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected for the study. A semi-structured questionnaire was designed for quantitative data and focused group discussion for qualitative data. In the study area, people rely on their own knowledge rather than any government announcement because of its cost-effectiveness and easy management for them.
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Indigenous Knowledge, Flood Vulnerability, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan
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(1) Abdul Razzaq Khan
PhD, Program of Development Studies, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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APA : Khan, A. R. (2022). Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan. Global Regional Review, VII(II), 221-231. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).21
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CHICAGO : Khan, Abdul Razzaq. 2022. "Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, VII (II): 221-231 doi: 10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).21
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HARVARD : KHAN, A. R. 2022. Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan. Global Regional Review, VII, 221-231.
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MHRA : Khan, Abdul Razzaq. 2022. "Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, VII: 221-231
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MLA : Khan, Abdul Razzaq. "Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, VII.II (2022): 221-231 Print.
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OXFORD : Khan, Abdul Razzaq (2022), "Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan", Global Regional Review, VII (II), 221-231
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TURABIAN : Khan, Abdul Razzaq. "Linkages between Indigenous Knowledge and the Flood Vulnerability in KP, Pakistan." Global Regional Review VII, no. II (2022): 221-231. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).21