IKS Flagship Research Platforms
In the process of promoting transformative excellence and relevance, the CIKS has endeavoured to facilitate the development of Pan-African and International Flagship Research Platforms. The establishment of these new areas of IKS development emanated from CIKS multi-and transdisciplinary collaborations and networks, within and outside South Africa. The involvement of IKS Postdoctoral and Emerging Researchers is part of building a critical mass of human capital conversant in IKS worldviews (ontologies), ways of knowing (epistemologies), research methodologies and value systems (axiologies).
The Envisaged Impact of Establishing IKS Flagship Research Platforms:
Advancing Holistic Nature of Indigenous Science in the Global Knowledge Economy as a Paradigm Shift for Transformative Sustainable Development
PAN-AFRICAN IKS-BASED CLIMATE INFORMATION SERVICE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Pan-African coordinating tool for interfacing conventional weather and IKS-based climate (change) information services which are culturally, ecologically and linguistically specific
Making conventional weather information services more culturally and ecologically relevant and accessible to local communities
IKS-BASED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE (SRH)
International instrument for coordinating research, innovation and community engagement on IKS-based Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
A platform for sharing IKS-based SRH knowledge, experiences and networks among SRH researchers and IK holders and practitioners
IKS-BASED MENTAL HEALTHCARE
Research network for sharing comparative cross-cultural knowledge, experiences and resources on mental healthcare
Building a global society recognizing the impact of culture, language, environment, bioethics, politics, economics and technology on mental healthcare
CULTURAL HERITAGE AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
Facilitating community participation in contemporary natural resource conservation through indigenous ecological knowledge systems
Increased and improved local community participation in natural resource management and associated conflicts
