Activities
   
    In 2009

Expansion of the work of the UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative: The UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative seeks to build greater understanding and facilitate awareness of traditional knowledge (TK) to inform action by indigenous peoples, local communities and domestic and international policy makers. Key outputs include research activities, policy studies, capacity development and online learning and dissemination. Visit the TKI Website: www.unutki.org

Promote Awareness of the Role of Traditional Knowledge: Support the participation of indigenous peoples in international meetings and processes including those of UNFCCC, CBD, WIPO, ITPGFRA, World Social Forum, Fifth World Water Forum.

Continue the Development of the TK Bulletin

Undertake TK and Water Management Activities: Participate in the Fifth World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, March 09 and convene in collaboration with UNESCO International Hydrological Programme a panel session on 'Traditional Knowledge Water Management and Global Environmental Change: Charting Sustainable Paths for the Future' ; Convene a 'Water and Cultural Diversity Symposium' with the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan, Sept 09.

Commence a Water and Cultural Diversity Fellowship at the Institute

Commence a Cultural Mapping Project: This project will map indigenous hydrological knowledge and management practices in Northern Australia, Melanesia, Montane West and Central Asia, American South-West and Northern Africa.

Upcoming Publications

1. Book: Bridging Different Worlds - Traditional Knowledge, Sustainable Development and Global Policy Making
2. Book: Between and Beyond: Understanding Traditional Knowledge through Sectoral Links
3. UNU-IAS Report: Comparative Study of Customary Law and its Role in Regulation of Access to and Use of Traditional Knowledge: A case study of Countries of the Andean Community of Nations and Pacific Island States
4. Fact sheets on Traditional Water Management
5. Best Practice Regional Analysis: Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge and Water Management: Lessons for Indigenous Communities and Policy Makers

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For further information please contact
Wendy S. Elliott
Programme Associate
elliott@ias.unu.edu