විද්‍යා වින්දන

The talk on Indigenous knowledge in Sri Lanka; at the Orientation program, 2024 at Faculty of Indigenous Social Sciences and Management Studies, Gampaha Wicremarrachchi University of Indigenous medicine  What is indigenous knowledge??   Indigenous knowledge refers to understandings, skills, and philosophies developed by local communities with long histories and experiences of interaction with their natural surroundings according to the UNESCO  I s that true….? Either it is true or not, it is the backbone of your country, your society and your culture. The indigenous knowledge is not static it is dynamic changing over the time again as per the changing environment due to climate change. Climate change controls everything; the environment, people, society, culture, language etc. We are products of climate change, our society is a product of climate change, our culture is a product of climate change. World cannot be escaped from climate change hence the indigenous knowledge. It is