ingenious technology / food security / ecosystems services / customary law / water resources management / Knowledge systems / similar systems / stable and resilient food / inheritance systems / agricultural system/site / system/site / human management / ingenious or practical solutions / irrigation/water management systems / particular site / system/ site / food / intrinsic knowledge systems / agro-ecological management / /
DESCRIPTION AND CRITERIA FOR GIAHS SELECTION Characteristics of the proposed GIAHS should include global (or national) importance. Global (or national) importance is a composite criterion, under which the overall value i