2,000 Karens gather on the Salween to call for a halt to dam plans March 15, 2013, Mutraw/Papun District, Karen State: About 2,000 internally displaced people and villagers from the …
Indigenous Karen knowledge for predicting natural disasters
Predicting natural disasters that could happen in the future is not easy. However, this is something that the Karen elders have practiced to prepare themselves in order to resist …
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Indigenous Karen people’s knowledge for natural disaster resistance
To prepare for and resist natural disasters, and to reduce the possible damage from natural disasters, the Karen indigenous people have been using their traditional knowledge for a long …
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Valley access route flooded by Thaukyekhat-2 Dam
Villagers in Taungoo District in northern Karen State are now facing a problem with transportation due to the blocking of Thaukyekhat stream by the Thaukyekhat-2 Dam. On October 13, …
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