Indigenous knowledge meets science to take on climate change | Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

[@bobcharlie2337]

When she spoke about the insects bringing in their eggs and things before it rains made me giggle. My mom and great aunt taught me and me siblings the same thing. And when we can't trust the weatherman we call each other and discuss nature.

[@mickymouse2445]

Thats sounds verry cool and interesting

[@mars7612]

Exactly!! My brother and I always watch the birds and smell the air and we can tell when it will rain long before other people can.

[@chalkiewithdots]

She could talk for a year and I would listen to everything she had to teach.. amazing human, amazing people. I want to learn to hear from her. Such a different experience from what I've had, I want to help more.

[@Gurci28]

“For centuries, indigenous peoples have protected the environment, which provides them food, medicine and so much more. Now it’s time to protect their unique traditional knowledge that can bring concrete solutions to implement sustainable development goals and fight climate change.” - Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim

[@FabLoki]

Yes, this is so important. May I add that as long as greed is king of hearts, pollution and destruction are to be expected, so a philosophical shift is needed as well as a knowledge or technological one.

[@souelyaht750]

Wow what a good speech , I love the way she speaks and giving out examples from her homeland , you probably the first Chadian woman who spoke on TED im so proud of you . May God give you all support you need to speak on what you are focus on!!!!

[@PsychoSocialCreation]

Knowing one’s environment is key to survival, especially your point about rain! So cool 🌧

[@aznbillybob4sho]

PsychoSocialCreation yes!

[@Simplebilly]

So good!

[@fionafiona1146]

I am encouraged by prices as low as 3 trillion (each) to reforest the Sahara/Gobi/Australia (including energy cheap desalination and Solar shade (australia uses) for saplings)), likely to be restructuring rain systems.

[@Lowkey2542]

IKR I want to be like her

[@dustyprater7884]

Great Talk. The knowledge of Indeginous Peoples is crucial in our understanding of the environment and how best to preserve it. I mean, they have been there and seen what's supposed to be there;so they will be the first to know when something is wrong. Also, I like her call to integrate more Indeginous Customs into our lives. As the circular means of production in Indeginous Communities, compared to the modern linear means, which has caused the climate catastrophe we are now facing.

[@IrresistibleWitch]

too bad the American Government doesn't listen to its Indigenous Peoples

[@lronhubbard305]

Lmao.

[@FabLoki]

Dusty Prater , this is so true and well spoken ! Key for the challenges pour ahead.

[@graham6132]

@@IrresistibleWitch Yes. Forget electric cars and carbon capture. We need to consult the bear spirit.

[@ebbyc1817]

I wish I could have been there to hear her in person.

[@aliciaabdullah]

@Exhilirous it's not 1820 we have subtitles richard

[@Conditioned.by.God.BT7]

Great speech, by a beautiful woman, love it that she speaks about the indigenous knowledge bridge with science... we all around the world should work or try to work like this

[@jimh8040]

It bloody sucks that polluting has next to no consquences for the polluter, just for everyone else.

[@miguelsuarez-solis5027]

The polluter is part of everyone else they just don't realize it

[@Freeridetotheloonybin]

You want to punish China and India? They are the main polluters by far

[@mlow42]

Pollution, like Apple promotes. New cell phone with precious, mined metals, every 6 months. Toss the old ones in the trash.

[@Lorenzo1972.]

Gonjo Ba Please don’t tell progressives facts they don’t like. The pathogen that is political correctness cannot handle basic truths. Still waiting to see Greta pay China a visit.

[@Aspartame69]

The people who make the most noise about pollution are almost invariably the ones making the most pollution.

[@Engrwaleed555]

Beautiful woman with beautiful thoughts. Thank you for such a great TED talk. Global warming and climate change is a big problem and our governments should really take care of it. We in Pakistan have grown more than 10 billion trees in past few years and the number are still increasing. This initiative was taken by our Prime minster Imran khan and we really appreciate him for this act. ✌

[@ギャルシーラカンス]

Engr. Waleed Khan and our president Trump... umm ya he hasn’t done anything yet

[@reginaaparecidavieiratrist4540]

I'M GREATFUL . Hugs from Brazil

[@akashtiwari5729]

I'm absolutely loving these recent set of TED talks involving speakers from Africa ❤ the idea of using traditional knowledge systems with modern mapping and weather prediction systems is indeed promising.

[@credenza1]

Given that long term weather prediction is completely unreliable, with models that routinely fail to predict anything of value, it would not add to the accuracy of predictions to include untested assertions arising from indigenous knowledge. Such assertions need also to be held to a high standard of scrutiny before they should be given any credence.

[@100HAPPINESS]

I like her fashion

[@Gurci28]

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is an expert in the adaptation and mitigation of indigenous peoples to climate change. She is a member of the Mbororo pastoralist people in Chad and President of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT). Oumarou Ibrahim is an advocate for the greater inclusion of indigenous people and their knowledge and traditions in the global movement to fight the effects of climate change. In 2019, she was listed by Time Magazine as one of 15 women championing action on climate change. 1:03 Source: World Economic Forum

[@masterxingnaresh369]

Sad thing is that very few people are here to listen the actual knowledge, the impactful teachings,. What a pure form of knowing. LOVE IT.

[@JibaraSoyOfficial]

Science knowledge was discovered 300 yrs ago, technology 100 years ago, but indigenous knowledge thousands of years ago, so why we cannot put all of these together, combine those three knowledges and give better resilience to the people who are getting the impact of the climate change? - this hit me

[@harmonyib5677]

Science + Technology + Traditional knowledge = Modern Alchemy. We can actually have flying cars. JK guys, great video.

[@kekzealot3568]

thinking there are tree spirits is almost as dumb as thinking than giving vehicles which move in 3 dimensions to people who barely manage to move in 2 is a good idea

[@banksuvladimir]

Idiot

[@balateera]

You are truely beautiful. I am so touched. Thank you. I pray with you for our collective abilities to develop. Thank you so much 💞

[@Tulasidharv]

Very useful speech and an effective communicator

[@koubrazakaria4508]

You're amazingly brave and have so much knowledge that is truly needed, Hindou. 💜

[@romaing4025]

Thanks to you! Grand merci à vous, votre dévouement à l'espèce humaine et votre énergie me donne du baume au coeur!

[@simonhaakonsson2537]

Amazing speach! thank you for sharing

[@rubytabeeto8281]

to all generations, we need to act right now. great talk. thank you for sharing :)

[@macktheripper7454]

“The worlds greatest thinkers “

[@lronhubbard305]

Lmao that's hilarious.

[@dariapats]

Thank you. It's really inspiring speech!

[@ed7169]

Love her message. Everyone has to work together to if we want to save the earth

[@MrSharp-yg1wb]

It's called capitalism...)))

[@ostingryanlouie7319]

thank tou for saving me from failing our subject (Philippine Indegenous Communities) our teacher is not discussing anything

[@LucyWorld123]

ived well, laughed often, and loved much; Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it; Who has left the world better than he found it, Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; Whose life was an inspiration; Whose memory a benediction.

[@alameensheikusman4197]

What are you trying to say??

[@LucyWorld123]

@@alameensheikusman4197 Read carefully

[@mrmike2119]

That rain can be awfully wet stuff. I'm surprised the political correctness police haven't attacked the nomadic lifestyle. Alright, in all fairness, this young lady offers an informative talk that offers some good points. Thank you TED Talks for getting back on track with interesting and knowledgeable by real life experience people offering presentations.

[@lronhubbard305]

Lol. Exactly

[@jellyhorizon]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge =]

[@Merlin-ur1dz]

True love for all great reasons to all is love and standing together towards a new beginning with ❤❤❤just like her and love her true hearted words ❤🎉

[@AvisVyer]

Thought provoking for sure.

[@PradhanS03]

Great initiative with great knowledge thank you TEd

[@matthewchow4991]

This video deserves more views

[@robbb416]

Thank you for the knowledge queen👑❤️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jeeporegon9817]

Torrential rain storm on a cloudless day! Amazing.

[@cami-loo108]

I want to be a part of anything this woman is apart of

[@CorpseTongji]

one of the most important things we can learn from indigenous communities right now is sustainable farming scientific development must be permanently married with ecological concerns if we are ever going to survive on this planet - an ecologically destructive innovation is not an innovation what does it matter if we can feed a billion people with our factory farms if it leaves the land barren and unusable

[@Caellyan]

Biggest problem is people not willing to give up eating meat their every meal. If people consumed less meat factory farms could easily be replaced with animals being grown on pastures (a bit more humane), this would in turn drastically reduce CO2 production. It is possible to go 100% without meat consumption but people are suffering from malnutrition as it is because they don't know how to feed their bodies properly. It's a bit pointless to write about it here though as people who need to change the most are also least concerned with this stuff and most of them don't even believe in global warming, let alone watch videos on how to preserve the planet.

[@rolfschmitz5526]

beautiful dress - beautiful person - tough message

[@kekzealot3568]

ugly dress, meh person, delusional message not rooted in reality

[@rolfschmitz5526]

@@kekzealot3568 Hello KekZealot - what is a meh person? I do not know that term.

[@rolfschmitz5526]

Thx for clarification

[@jamsheedbegum1067]

VOW! VERY GREAT AND BEAUTIFULLY EXPLAINED 👏👏👏👏👏👏👌😊👍

[@micheleperrucchini7874]

My compliments!

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

She has a point :)

[@solia3503]

so interesting!!

[@lilondon2213]

Excellent talk !!

[@godless1014]

"Indigenous knowledge" meets science. No. There is only "science." Something is either objectively true and supported by evidence or it is not. Science and truth aren't regional or cultural. E=MC² is true whether you are in Africa or Alpha Centauri. Calling something "traditional" or "indigenous" knowledge plays on our emotions and has the dubious possibility of leading otherwise honest and rational people to embrace psuedoscience and nonsense rather than risk offending someone elses cultures and traditions. Sometimes cultures embrace bad ideas and we have to be honest enough to admit that to ourselves. Truth above all else.

[@bboschboi]

You completely misunderstand and strawman the concept of indigenous knowledge. The idea that peolpe living off the land for generations dont have anything useful to say is absurd. Of course people do get romantic about indigenous peoples sometimes but that doesnt negate the fact that they have particular knowledge about their environments which could be and often is useful to take into account.

[@godless1014]

@@bboschboi I never said indigenous people can offer nothing of value and pretending that is what I said is very dishonest.

[@in_and_out2401]

@godless...where does scientific knowledge come from? And where does indigenous knowledge come from? Humans have always observed, made hypotheses and tested their findings...while science is necessary, it's all conducted by people... indigenous people are often more in sync with the environment they live in compared to scientist who grew up in a modern urban setting

[@MrPatrice003]

@@godless1014 what do you mean? Do you think a mere 2 years of observation of ecology can suppress 200 years of observation by indigenous people?

[@ViewersDelightXRP]

Beautiful insights!👍😎

[@shloksuman6223]

Great to see some real people, who have achieved something, to give a TED talk.... MORE POWER TO HER!!

[@thsbulldawg82]

@@gamerfortynine She got on the internet!

[@BunnyUK]

seriously??

[@iwan3981]

So I guess the other speakers aren't "real"?

[@shloksuman6223]

@@iwan3981 praising one, doesn't necessarily mean demeaning other!

[@groundedfoundation]

Incredible work!

[@schuettebeboprocksteadyiib7686]

❤ This is the only way to save the world.

[@miguelsuarez-solis5027]

Whole video doesn't show a single time indigenous knowledge help science solve climate change...

[@firstladyshine]

This is the dumbest comment I’ve ever seen in my life

[@stoirmdraodih6810]

You need to think critically about the knowledge that these people have she may be talking about the weather now but you have to look at other things such as medicine these people will know medicines that will be effective where new chemical made medications won’t and looking at this the amount of runoff and pollution caused by the major pharmaceutical companies using this knowledge can allow for alternatives and as a person on many medications and as a biologist who’s dissertation is on heavy metal tolerance in plants ( this metal can come from pollutant run off mines and from rain like how acid rain occurs) we have used in this local knowledge which aided in the experimental design allowing for determination of new growth sites natural sites and older or ancient sites. This knowledge is invaluable and although not used for climate change is allowing us to better understand how plants across the developed and developing world will adapt. The knowledge she is also talking about is more intrinsic to their way of life and rainfall changes are becoming harder to predict her people don’t use the same method so can predict changes that science won’t catch. At the university I attend the ocean sciences school bring in these old timer sailors who aided their design of of some of their equipment but also to impart their knowledge to the young scientists on reading and understanding the environment in a way without fancy equipment or even binoculars, this actually has also lead to a study on certain animal behaviour within the ocean and their reactions to their environment. So yes she may not have said this is what we did and how our knowledge helped with climate change but you need to look at the wider implications and context saying that she didn’t make the point isn’t what talks like this are for they are to inspire thought and cooperation cons change not to make literal statements.

[@miguelsuarez-solis5027]

@@firstladyshine point to me to where she mentioned when it's helped solve climate change

[@toolthoughts]

shut up and burn dung

[@miguelsuarez-solis5027]

@@stoirmdraodih6810 no one is reading your essay

[@gaahrock]

WE'LL DO THAT! 💚💪🙏

[@ajrobbins368]

She's right.

[@r.j.m.dejonge9793]

very impressing speech

[@MrSharp-yg1wb]

I am waiting for the TED to show us African shamans who will teach us how to live, so that the climate does not change.))

[@lronhubbard305]

Lmao.

[@poullobababah8970]

Merci

[@hanif7572UY]

Fantastic!

[@nahloh2215]

Thanks for sharing. Btw her speech sounds like Indonesian accent. :)

[@leohuang4484]

Great

[@Proud3579]

The Arctic glaciers are like a dam and like we’re all related to sloths so let’s let the ice melt

[@MrZipa091]

why dislike,its crazy how ppl dont care about this things

[@benj9878]

Man I thought it was a dalek dress

[@Noukkis]

I clicked on the video solely to upvote that comment

[@lronhubbard305]

Lol. Thanks for the kemet bitches

[@ICoreAcademyPH]

Amazing

[@tuyentranvan2328]

I very good

[@gabrielfrancis7270]

Amen Amen Mommy

[@scarredFalconer]

I feel like this is the plot of dune...

[@ElenaLopez-ow3ql]

Si alguien quiere ayudar al medio ambiente deje de usar 🚗 tome el 🚌 o ande en 🚲 no lave en máquina lave a mano y demas electrodomésticos haga las cosas manualmente, recicle si alguien ama el medio ambiente tendrá que renunciar alas comodidades no veo a alguno

[@artithakur5408]

Exactly

[@chetthebee1322]

This woman is from a part of Africa (Chad) where atrocious terrorist attacks and brutal war crimes have been committed between Muslims and Christians over grazing lands. The West pretty much is in the dark about this and if you bring it up you'll be called a racist. Even her tribe, the Mbororo, have greatly suffered at the hands of bandits with no political or religious affliation. I bet she's glad to be the heck out of there since young women are routinely kidnapped for ransom money.

[@corenisveryconfused]

If you don't live there, shut up.

[@graham6132]

Forget mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, modern medicine, we can solve all our problems by simply rubbing some crystals together and consulting the bear spirit.

[@saucywench9122]

That's a hard no with the patterns on the dress. Anyone can Geoff Lawton their way out of this mess.

[@MediteSuaVida]

😊

[@gazalagazi7845]

7:12

[@senadir]

🌸

[@soniyahemanath1795]

Wow

[@aussiesam01]

Is science not the recorded collective indigenous knowledge of advanced societies? Why is it looked down upon?

[@prettyprudent5779]

She reminds me how important traditional values between Men and Women are.

[@scatton61]

Why does there have to be a special TED Woman... Do they need special support? Or are they incapable of just being people? is that not important enough?

[@bradbecker8982]

Belief is not knowledge, it’s a jump to conclusions. Reason and rationality is knowledge, learn Ayn Rand before these creeps sacrifice you to them.

[@CorpseTongji]

belief wasnt mentioned once in the video

[@gkforeveryone1312]

Belief is kind of knowledge it is what the believer experiences and knows on daily basis, any theory or hypothesis is kind of belief and yet it is considered as knowledge. Reason is not knowledge it is your faculty to decide or process on data, information arises out of it, can be said a first processed knowledge, rationality is quality of person who is rational in his/her approach, being too much rational is not good ,it should be supported by empirical evidences if not all but certain cases to held its validity. Learn from by observing and conclude by processing rationally, knowledge in simplest term is knowing which is still contested very much. Unlearn everything you know before you start calling yourself learned being, because it won't be needed once you are one.

[@PhilosopherScholar]

"Science knowledge was discovered 200 years ago, technology 100 years ago, but indigenous peoples' knowledge, it's thousands of years ago."

[@ExaltedwithFail]

Science is 1000s of years old. Ancient greeks used telescopes to track the speed of light, confirm the planets circumference etc. Science was used to build a lot of things and discover things waaaay back.

[@Lorenzo1972.]

These are statements made by those who don’t understand science.

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

Water is also fuel. Oxygen and hydrogen,,, both fam gases

[@remoman]

Water doesn’t disappear when it evaporates, just saying. Plus there is some heavy gender stereotypes going down here.

[@hlaakaplee]

The question presented at 12:00 tho.... There’s simply no excuse. “Why can’t we?” *coughcolonizationcough*

[@vinhtranphu7500]

Number ten

[@Rajivbalda02]

wOw

[@smiddybird]

Worthless

[@luisalbertofelixcoronel3302]

Traduccion a español😭

[@IsraelIvanCastro]

Su abuela se llama "mamada" 🤣

[@kekzealot3568]

Learn ingles, hombre

[@jellyhorizon]

@@kekzealot3568 Nothing wrong with making the video accessible to more people, hombre

[@jm6289]

I cannot understand her!

[@writingclass2023]

Lets be honest... Whos watching during quarantine?

[@jacquelineandrade3281]

It was released during quarantine so

[@HiAdrian]

Admit it, you were watching this online!

[@serhansahin8846]

First

[@thescientist4726]

Dalek

[@Ciumpalacu]

Covid 19 already resolved climat problems 😉

[@lronhubbard305]

Lol idiot enjoy that vax

[@lajuventipannu3398]

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[@corenisveryconfused]

...No wtf

[@BasedBenny]

Sounds kind of stupid ngl

[@hikabus]

ahhaah i have child mindset this is boring hahhaah funny

[@aresident7745]

is she speaking pidgeon english cause i need a translation

[@darc6760]

she's speaking perfect english

[@TarunoNafs]

Why not turn on the subtitles?

[@corenisveryconfused]

I have CAPD and yet could understand her just fine. Subtitles are right there.

[@matthewmoskowitz468]

😂

[@dhruvalchaudhari3546]

First comment!

[@toolthoughts]

I can understand that you're excited to make your first comment, but in the future keep in mind that it's good etiquette to comment only when you have something to say. Have a nice day!

[@ИльяМофа]

Lol it's a dalek

[@Craul08]

I clicked on this just to see WTF she is wearing!

[@SubjektDelta]

Or we just get super computers and simulate everything so we can destroy our planet more!

[@caojidan8913]

Is it too late to tell you that Covid-19 is solving climate change now?---LOL