--- title: The Akvo blog description: Data journey content for NGOs and governments looking to unlock the power of data for sustainable change. --- [![logo](https://datajourney.akvo.org/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Akvo_September2021/images/akvologoblack.png?width=792&height=294&name=akvologoblack.png "logo")](https://akvo.org/) - [Our approach and services](https://akvo.org/our-approach-and-services/) - Our sectors - [Water](https://akvo.org/water-data/) - [Agriculture](https://akvo.org/agriculture-data/) - [Climate](https://akvo.org/climate-data/) - [Our work](https://akvo.org/our-work/) - [Our blog](https://datajourney.akvo.org/blog) - About us - [About us](https://akvo.org/about-us/) - [Meet our team](https://akvo.org/meet-our-team/) - [Join our team](https://akvo.org/join-our-team/) - [Contact us](https://akvo.org/contact-us/) - [Get in touch](https://akvo.org/contact-us/request-a-consultation/?hsCtaTracking=337f7397-9e95-4663-9b65-73a179fb716f%7C5ae490c2-c6cb-4655-b753-05efd763ba65) Search x - [Our approach and services](https://akvo.org/our-approach-and-services/) - Our sectors - [Water](https://akvo.org/water-data/) - [Agriculture](https://akvo.org/agriculture-data/) - [Climate](https://akvo.org/climate-data/) - [Our work](https://akvo.org/our-work/) - [Our blog](https://datajourney.akvo.org/blog) - About us - [About us](https://akvo.org/about-us/) - [Meet our team](https://akvo.org/meet-our-team/) - [Join our team](https://akvo.org/join-our-team/) - [Contact us](https://akvo.org/contact-us/) - - - - - - # Our blog [![The missing layer: Why local knowledge is essential to climate resilience](https://datajourney.akvo.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Eswatini%20blog%20cover.png?width=524&name=Eswatini%20blog%20cover.png)](https://datajourney.akvo.org/blog/the-missing-layer-why-local-knowledge-is-essential-to-climate-resilience) #### The missing layer: Why local knowledge is essential to climate resilience - 13 July 2026 The past eleven years have been the eleven warmest on record according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), with no signs of slowing down. 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