In predicting weather conditions and climate forecasting, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) offer a granular, cost-effective approach to climate forecasting that often surpasses conventional meteorology.
For instance, in Western Kenya's sacred Nganyi forest shrine, elders study the behaviour of tsiswa ants and the delayed flowering of muyeye trees with the same scientific precision their ancestors used for generations.
While satellite screens displayed predictions of minimal rainfall during last season's devastating drought, these traditional forecasters correctly warned of a different pattern-a false start followed by violent deluges.
This scene, playing out across the Horn of Africa, reveals a profound truth: the future of climate resilience lies not in choosing between ancient wisdom and modern technology, but in their intelligent fusion.
