Publication: Indigenous Knowledge for Development
Date
2001-11
ISSN
Published
2001-11
Author(s)
Mohan, P.C.
Abstract
The Indigenous Knowledge for Development
Program, started in 1998, was the Bank's response to
clients, and civil society who called for a more systematic
integration of the indigenous knowledge (IK) in the
development process. The program developed partnerships, and
collaborative links with mostly nongovernmental
organizations-operated IK resource centers in Africa, and,
its objectives include raising awareness about the potential
use of IK in development, disseminating pertinent
information, and integrating IK into Bank projects, and
capacity building of local institutions. The note reviews
the impact on the ground of Bank projects, of research
cooperation between NGOs, and/or other institutions on
medicinal plants, of sharing environmental management
programs, and of information exchange and dissemination.
Lessons address the need to recognize IK existing trends,
and institutionalize selectively, while seeking partnerships
to foster the process with a national, local, and
institutional official support. Moreover, lessons stress the
need for wider stakeholder involvement, to pursue, and
enrich the development process.
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Citation
“Mohan, P.C.. 2001. Indigenous Knowledge for Development. Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 70. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9792 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”