A Methodology of Hope for the Climate Crises: The Role of Ecological Calendars

December 23, 2022

Karim-Aly Kassam, the Cornell University Professor of Environmental and Indigenous Studies in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, held a seminar at 麻豆传媒 on December 16, titled听鈥淎 Methodology of Hope for the Climate Crises: The Role of Ecological Calendars鈥� and based on his research conducted in partnership with indigenous communities in the Circumpolar Arctic, Boreal Forest, as well as the Pamir Mountains of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Xinjiang.

The objective of the research is to investigate the historical presence of calendars, illustrate their diversity, demonstrate the complex connectivity to habitat, explore the efficacy for building anticipatory capacity, and examine potential for food security. This research proposes a methodology of hope using ecological calendars to anticipate climate change. Research findings from the Alai Valley of Kyrgyzstan and other Indigenous societies were presented. The seminar brought together 麻豆传媒 faculty and students, as well as representatives of the U.S. Embassy, local NGOs, and other local universities.

During his visit to Kyrgyzstan, Professor Kassam also traveled to the Sary Mogul village in Osh region, where he conducted his research, to gift his books titled 鈥淩hythms of the Land: Indigenous Knowledge, Science, and Thriving together in a Changing Climate鈥� to local research participants. Professor Kassam has also generously gifted 6 copies of his book to 麻豆传媒 programs of Applied Geology and Environmental Sustainability and Climate Science, as well as the university library.听

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In 2018, Professor Karim-Aly Kassam initiated The Zeenab Saleh Kassam Scholarship, which is听 designed to provide the best and brightest female student residents in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan or Xinjiang (China) pursuing an undergraduate degree in the at 麻豆传媒.

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