Davide Rizzo#TraditionalIrrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization >> Inscribed today, December 6th, 2023 (18.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Another crucial agricultural technique acknowledged as #IntangibleHeritage after the art of dry stone walling.
Their long-term balance bw natural resources, agricultural practices & spatial configurations can help to face #climateChange
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/traditional-irrigation-knowledge-technique-and-organization-01979
UNESCO - Traditional irrigation: knowledge, technique, and organization
Traditional irrigation uses gravity and hand-made constructions such as channels and ditches to distribute water from naturally-occurring water catchment points (such as springs, streams and glaciers) to the fields. Practitioners choose specific days and periods to manually divert the water, and the beginning or end of the watering season is often accompanied by social gatherings and festivities. ...