Introduction
This book highlights indigenous weather and climate forecasting knowledge of the ni-Vanuatu. This knowledge is documented and shared so that it can be used effectively in disaster risk reduction, particularly in remote and less accessible regions of Vanuatu as well as providing a national cultural resource. Ni-Vanuatu have a rich cultural tradition that includes the close observation of nature. The ability to note significant changes in the natural environment has allowed generations of people living off the land to forecast and prepare for climate and weather events, such as cyclones and seasonal changes to and from the wet and dry seasons. The knowledge depicted in this book is divided into three main sections, predictions related to the cyclone season, the wet season, and the dry season. Although the cyclone season and the wet season have significant overlap, we have separated knowledge directly related to cyclones from more general knowledge related to wet conditions/seasons.
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