South East Asia webinar: Decolonized, Community led Co-construction of Knowledge towards Climate Resilience

Greetings from UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education!

We held the South-East Asia webinar titled Decolonized, Community-led Co-construction of Knowledge towards Climate Resilience, on 22nd May (Thursday) 2025, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Malaysia time).

This webinar was part of the DECODE project, which seeks evidence of policy or practice impact in the context of epistemological diversity and decolonized co-construction of locally contextualized and actionable knowledge. With analysis of six case studies internationally, the implications for undertaking such research and making impacts on climate resilience was shared.

Community leaders and researchers shared insights from the Malaysia case study titled ‘Penuak: Keepers of Tradition and Sustainability’. This discussion highlighted how community knowledge keepers and external researchers can collaborate to address the climate crisis through locally rooted, decolonizing, and transformative approaches.

The DECODE project is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and coordinated by the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education. It builds on the Knowledge Democracy studies originated by Co-Chairs - Dr. Rajesh Tandon (PRIA, India) and Prof. Budd Hall (Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria, Canada).

Webinar Details

Date:  22nd May 2025

Time: 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM (Malaysia time)

Please find the DECODE Working Paper #2 summarising key findings, for your reference.