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More than a song carried over the rice fields, this traditional form of oral verse—known as “Tha”, a poetic tradition of the Pgaz K’Nyau people—embodies the bonds connecting people to one another and humanity to nature. For generations, tha has served not only as a form of artistic expression but also as a means of transmitting ethical values, ecological knowledge, courtship, history, and community memory from one generation to the next.
Climate disinformation is not only distorting public understanding of climate change—it is also reshaping whose knowledge is seen, heard, and trusted. Across Asia, Indigenous communities are often misrepresented or excluded from climate narratives, despite being at the frontline of environmental change. This blog shares key insights from a regional dialogue exploring how media, researchers, and Indigenous communicators can work together to counter disinformation and strengthen more inclusive, accurate climate reporting.