To understand the role of cultural values and local knowledge as community
resilience capital on Kaledupa Island, Wakatobi, this study asks: How do cultural
values and local knowledge function as ^resilience capital^ in helping the community
anticipate, adapt to, and recover from environmental and socio-economic shocks,
and what mechanisms (such as customary institutions, rituals, oral traditions, or local
resource-management practices) enable their integration into formal disaster risk
reduction and sustainable development efforts?
Replies:
Thank you Mr Dr Firman Alamsyah,
The cultural values ​-and local knowledge of the Kaledupa community play a crucial
role in supporting the sustainability of socio-economic life and environmental
management. Cultural values such as pomae-mae and siyasa foster solidarity,
mutual cooperation, and social networks that serve as the basis for strengthening
relationships between families and groups within the community.
The Role of Cultural Values​- and Local Knowledge in Environmental Management in
Kaledupa has several mechanism that have the role:
a. Custom-Based Conservation
The customary rules enforced by the Kaledupa community play a crucial role in
maintaining the sustainability of marine resources. One example is the prohibition
on harvesting sea cucumbers during certain seasons, which aims to protect
marine biota populations from overexploitation.
b. Natural Indicators as a Local Mitigation System
The Kaledupa community possesses the ability to read natural signs, which serve
as a traditional early warning system to avoid ecological hazards. This ability is
the result of accumulated knowledge passed down through generations and is a
crucial part of their adaptation strategies to the dynamics of the marine
environment.
c. The Role of Traditional Leaders in Environmental Governance
In the Kaledupa social structure, the traditional leader plays a central role in
maintaining the balance between customary rules, environmental sustainability,
and social harmony.
Thank you
To understand the role of cultural values and local knowledge as community
resilience capital on Kaledupa Island, Wakatobi, this study asks: How do cultural
values and local knowledge function as ^resilience capital^ in helping the community
anticipate, adapt to, and recover from environmental and socio-economic shocks,
and what mechanisms (such as customary institutions, rituals, oral traditions, or local
resource-management practices) enable their integration into formal disaster risk
reduction and sustainable development efforts?
Replies:
1. Why is it important to integrate cultural values and local knowledge as
community resilience on Kaledupa Island, Wakatobi?
2. What challenges actually arise on integrate values and local konwledge as
community resilience?
Replies:
Thank Ms Dr. Gita,
1. Cultural values​- and local knowledge are integral elements of the theory of
community resilience. Its four dimensions-adaptive capacity, social capacity,
organizational capacity, and knowledge capital-are evident in how the Kaledupa
community anticipates environmental change, regulates economic activities,
maintains social cohesion, and recovers from socio-ecological stress.
Overall, cultural values​- and local knowledge are not only a cultural identity but
also serve as the foundation for the resilience and sustainability of the Kaledupa
community in the face of social, economic, and environmental change.
2.The Challenges that arise are
a.The Wakatobi regional government needs to incorporate local knowledge and
customary rules as part of its official coastal management policy through a co-
management scheme or government-customary collaboration.
b. Coastal community economic strengthening programs should integrate local
cultural values, particularly mutual cooperation mechanisms and traditional
cooperatives, in the development of seaweed and fisheries businesses.
c. Local culture-based education programs at the school level are needed to
ensure the systematic transfer of knowledge between generations.
