# Indigenous knowledge meets science to take on climate change

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2019
- Speaker: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/hindou_oumarou_ibrahim_indigenous_knowledge_meets_science_to_take_on_climate_change)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

To tackle a problem as large as climate change, we need both science and Indigenous wisdom, says environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim. In this engaging talk, she shares how her nomadic community in Chad is working closely with scientists to restore endangered ecosystems -- and offers lessons on how to create more resilient communities.

## Lectures

1. [Indigenous knowledge meets science to take on climate change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/hindou_oumarou_ibrahim_indigenous_knowledge_meets_science_to_take_on_climate_change/81ecade34d38), 13 min (TED's player)