Through generations of observation and experimentation, the Tay people of Bac Kan Province in the Northern Mountainous Region of Vietnam have developed complex farming systems, cultural practices and an indigenous knowledge base well-suited to their environments. Drawing on data collected through surveys, interviews and focus group discussions, this article first documents some of this knowledge and its role in supporting agricultural production. However, this research also uncovered that contemporary climate change is occurring at rates faster than that knowledge base can meaningfully adjust and adapt. Agricultural productivity was found to be greatly reduced, with men seeking off-farm employment to supplement the loss in income. Agrochemical use has soared and resulted in declines in the health of the local population. Village gender dynamics have also shifted and women have taken on the extra burden of farming. This paper posits that if indigenous knowledge was better integrated into adaptation planning and policies, its conservation and application would enhance resiliency to climate change in indigenous communities and beyond. Simultaneously, it also adds that as the nature, speed and severity of climate change in many marginal areas occur at rates faster than indigenous knowledge can adapt, blended forms of knowledge may offer practical solutions.

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Tay土著知识在越南北部山区对气候变化适应的作用

通过几代人的观察和实验，越南北部山区的巴坎省的泰族人发展了复杂的耕作制度，文化习俗和适合其环境的土著知识库。本文利用通过调查，访谈和焦点小组讨论收集的数据，首先记录了其中的一些知识及其在支持农业生产中的作用。但是，这项研究还发现，当代气候变化的发生速度快于知识库可以有意义地进行调整和适应的速度。人们发现农业生产率大大降低了，男子寻求非农就业以弥补收入的损失。农药的使用量猛增，导致当地居民的健康状况下降。乡村的性别动态也发生了变化，妇女承担了额外的农业负担。本文认为，如果将土著知识更好地纳入适应计划和政策中，则其保护和应用将增强土著社区及其以外地区对气候变化的适应力。同时，它还补充说，由于许多边缘地区气候变化的性质，速度和严重性的发生速度超过了土著知识所能适应的速度，因此知识的混合形式可能会提供切实可行的解决方案。