Existences and perception of javanese local knowledge for climate change adaptation

Abstract

Farmer perception of their environment is a factor of climate change. Adaptation to climate change requires farmers to realize that the climate has been changed and they must identify useful adaptations and implement them. This study analyzed the adaptation of climate change among rural farmers using local knowledge and knowing the existence of it. Local knowledge was examined by descriptive qualitative. The results showed that Pranata Mangsa crop calendar was used by Javanese society for a long time ago, where, practiced by the indigenous people through their different beliefs, culture, and traditions. Pranata Mangsa comes from two words, Pranata which means rule and Mangsa which means season or time, where, divided into four (4) seasons: Katiga (dry season), Labuh (dry to rainy season), Rendheng (rainy season), and Mareng (rainy to dry season), which each season has natural signs for warning system and move to next season. In addition, the results showed that the Javanese societies said Pranata Mangsa is still relevant (31.71%), need to re-evaluate (22%), not relevant (13.3%), and not answered (33%).