Agenda of the International Symposium on 'Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development'


Sunday 20 September
Arrival of Participants and Registration
6:30-8:30Dinner and Welcome Socials
 
Monday 21 September
9:00-9:30Introduction of Participants and GuestsEvelyn Mathias-Mundy, Reppika Coordinator
9:30-10:30Welcome AddressesConrado Navarro, IIRR, Shahid Akhtar, IDRC
10:30-11:00Conference OverviewRuben Martinez, Conference Coordinator
11:00-11:30Keynote AddressHon. James Bourque
11:30-12:00Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: OverviewMike Warren, CIKARD Director
Ancient Futures for Indigenous People: Cultural and Biological Diversity Through Self DeterminationDavid Hyndman
12:00-1:30Lunch
1:30-3:30Indigenous Knowledge and Local Level Development: The Participatory ApproachOluwayomi David Atte
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Rural Development Activities for Sustainable Development in NigeriaS. Tunji Titilola
Culture: Today's Great Unanswered Issue in DevelopmentRaymond Obomsawin
Open forum and session synthesis
3:30-4:00Break
4:00-6:00Approaches and Methodology of Indigenous Knowledge: Documentation, Evaluation, Communication and Promotion
Methodology for the Study of Farmers' Agricultural Local "Indigenous" Knowledge Systems in Rural Development Programs: In-Service Training Program for Research/ Extension Practitioners--An Experience from VenezuelaConsuelo Quiroz
Survey of Innovations for Sustainable Development: Do Methods Matter?Anil K. Gupta and Kirit Patel
Indigenous Communication and Indigenous Knowledge: Concepts and InterfacesPaul Mundy and J. Lin Compton, presented by Evelyn Mathias-Mundy
Indigenous Knowledge Communication and Promotion among Non-Government Organizations in the PhilippinesRuben Z. Martinez
The International Conservation Software ProjectPreston D. Hardison and William Harp
Open forum and session synthesis
 
Tuesday 22 September
8:30-10:00Simultaneous sessions: Sharing the results of recording, documentation, evaluation, communication and use of indigenous knowledge
Subsession on Agricultural Systems and Technology
Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge Systems in Kenya (East Africa): Origins, Development, and ProspectsL Jan Slikkerveer
The Indigenous Food Plants Programme of KenyaChristine Kabuye
Indigenous Agricultural Technology: A Case Study in Northeast ThailandChaicharn Wongsamun
Open forum and session synthesis
Subsession on Environment and Natural Resource Management
Lessons from Indigenous Knowledge: Shamanistic Modes for Environmental Accounting in the Colombian Amazon Elizabeth Reichel
Local Resource Management Strategies: A Case Example from Upland LagunaLevita Duhaylungsod
Open forum and session synthesis
10:00-10:30Break
10:30-12:00Simultaneous sessions (continued)
Subsession on Genetics and Agricultural Resources
Where There Has Been No 'Green Revolution': Farmers' Upland Rices and Related Knowledge in Mindanao, PhilippinesSam Fujisaka, P. Elliot, E. Jayson, and A. Dapusala
A Schema for the Establishment for an in situ Gene Bank for Sweet PotatoRosana P. Mula
Local Knowledge and Global Resources: User Participation in Crop Germplasm ResearchGordon Prain
Open forum and session synthesis
Subsession on Indigenous Forest Management
Indigenous Knowledge (IK) for Community Forestry Management in Nepal: The Link between Knowledge and Application with Examples from Research in NepalDonald A. Messerschmidt
The Indigenous Communal Forest Management System of Lachok Village, Kaski District, West NepalRajendra Man Singh Bhandari and Ridish K. Pokharel
Karen's Indigenous Knowledge Forest Management and Sustainable Development in Upland Northern ThailandSutee Boonto
Open forum and session synthesis
12:00-1:30Lunch
1:30-3:30Simultaneous sessions (continued)
Subsession on Agricultural Systems and Technology (continued)
Indigenous Knowledge System for Sustainable Development: The Case of Pest Control by Traditional Paddy Farmers in Sri LankaRohana K. Ulluwishewa
Indigenous Knowledge on Pests among Sweet Potato Growers in LeyteManuel K. Palomar, G.R. Roa, R.T. Sanico, E.A. Vasquez, C.S. del Rosario, and P.M. Tan
Indigenous Soil Fertility Management in the Hills of Nepal: Lessons from an East-West TransectDevika Tamang
Open forum and session synthesis
Subsession on Indigenous Knowledge on Human Health
Agricultural Approach to Family PlanningTrell Gonzaga
Panagawat Iti Bagi: Understanding Local Praxis on Health, Sickness and HealingEufracio Abaya
Filipino Traditional Medicine: Building a Relevant Health Care SystemMa. Chona Segismundo
Open forum and session synthesis
3:30-4:00Break
4:00-6:00Simultaneous sessions (continued)
Subsession on Ethnoveterinary Medicine and Indigenous Livestock Management
Ethnoveterinary Research: Lessons for DevelopmentEvelyn Mathias-Mundy and Constance McCorkle
Indigenous Methods of Livestock Health Care in NepalN. P. Ghimire
Traditional Organization of Livestock Farming System Among Nepalese Small Farmer HouseholdsJit P. Bhuktan, Glenn L. Denning and Sam Fujisaka
Open forum and session synthesis
Subsession on Indigenous Knowledge in Marine and Aquatic Resource Management
Rice and Fish: Dual Function of Rice Fields Among the Kasepuhan People in West Java, IndonesiaKusnaka Adimihardja
Learning From Fishers: Indigenous Knowledge and SEAFDEC's Pilot Seafarming and Searanching ProjectSusana V. Siar, Rolando S. Ortega, and Alessandro S. Babol
FISHBASE as a Worldwide Computerized Repository of Ethno-Ichthyology or Indigenous Knowledge on FishesM.L.D. Palomares and D. Pauly
Open forum and session synthesis
 
Wednesday 23 September
8:30-10:00Responding to the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development
International Program on Traditional Ecological KnowledgeJulian Inglis
Promoting the International IK- Network: The Supportive Role of CIRANG.W. Von Liebenstein, M. Veldhuis, and G.M. van Westrienen
The Study and Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge Systems at CEICADARAntonio Macías-López
Establishment of a National Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge: The Case of PHIRCSDIKRogelio Serrano, Romy Labios and Ly Tung
Open forum and session synthesis
10:00-10:30Break
10:30-12:00Presentation and discussion of subsession synthesis
12:00-1:30Lunch
1:30-2:00Parting words of Hon. Jim Bourque
2:00-6:00Small Group Discussion: Identification of issues, problems, threats and opportunities in the recording, documentation, evaluation, communication and use of indigenous knowledge (4 groups)
 
Thursday 24 September
9:00-10:00Presentation and discussion of small group discussion reports (Teams 1 & 2)
10:00-10:30Break
10:30-12:00Presentation and discussion of small group discussion reports (Teams 3 & 4)
12:00-1:30Lunch
1:30-6:00Trip to Manila
 
Friday 25 September
8:30-12:00Presentation and discussion of small group discussion reports (Team 5)
Small Group Discussion: Identifying workable and specific recommendation and resolution for international and regional organizations and national IK resource centers (4 groups)
12:00-1:30Lunch
1:30-3:00Presentation and discussion of small group discussion reports
3:00-3:30Break
3:30-5:00Signing of memorandum of agreement between PCARRD, CIKARD, Reppika, LEAD, and CIRAN
Closing ceremony and awarding of certificates
5:30Tour and video of IIRR


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