Reliability of indigenous knowledge in monitoring and mapping groundwater fluctuations in Zimbabwe

The study found a high, statistically significant correlation between indigenous knowledge estimates of groundwater levels and actual recorded levels at three sites in Zaka district, Zimbabwe, suggesting that indigenous knowledge can reliably inform groundwater resources development and management when hydrological monitoring is unavailable.

• The study conducted at three sites in ward 28 of Zaka district, Zimbabwe, found that correlations between groundwater levels estimated via indigenous knowledge and actual recorded levels were statistically significant, with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.755 to 0.991.
• Because of the high correlation with scientific measurements, the research concludes that indigenous knowledge can be used as a reliable method for estimating groundwater fluctuations in the absence of hydrological monitoring and can support groundwater resources development and management.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Reliability of indigenous knowledge in monitoring and mapping groundwater fluctuations in Zimbabwe. https://cdkn.org/resource/reliability-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-monitoring-and-mapping-groundwater-fluctuations-in-zimbabwe

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Reliability of indigenous knowledge in monitoring and mapping groundwater fluctuations in Zimbabwe. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/reliability-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-monitoring-and-mapping-groundwater-fluctuations-in-zimbabwe.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014reliability, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Reliability of indigenous knowledge in monitoring and mapping groundwater fluctuations in Zimbabwe}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = apr, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/reliability-of-indigenous-knowledge-in-monitoring-and-mapping-groundwater-fluctuations-in-zimbabwe}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }