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Traditional knowledge has proven to be compatible with scientific knowledge, and despite its local nature, it includes techniques that demonstrate great potential to meet the challenges of climate change expected over the coming decades. These cultures, therefore, have much to contribute to climate change adaptation processes, and should participate in adaptation strategy design and implementation. However, social exclusion, lack of information systems and inadequate protection from governments is slowly eroding traditional knowledge. This Brief highlights a selection of indigenous climate change technologies from across Latin America. It then describes how Latin American countries have successfully harnessed indigenous knowledge to improve climate change adaptation policies, and the challenges they face in doing so.

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