The role of local knowledge in enhancing the resilience of dinki watershed social-ecological system, central highlands of Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: This study was designed to explore the role of local knowledge (LK) in enhancing the resilience of Dinki watershed in the central highlands of Ethiopia. The data were collected through focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and household surveys. The qualitative data were analyzed through thematic analysis. Whereas descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for quantitative data analyses. The result showed that the majority of the respondents have local knowledge and used in their daily activities. Furthermore, the LK is reported to have the adaptive capacity in managing land resource degradation, treating disease, mitigating food insecurity, and enhancing social capital, among others. Likewise, the logistic regression analysis showed that age, gender, and educati

SUBMITTER: Asmamaw M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7473574 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature