Exploring beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation among Czech citizens

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angličtina
Original language name
Exploring beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation among Czech citizens
Original language description
Climate change currently represents one of the major global environmental problems. In order to respond to these changes, adaptation actions at all levels, from national to local, need to be undertaken (European Commission 2013). Moreover, perceptions ofclimate change are an important element affecting actual attitudes towards adaptation actions and influencing policy and communication regarding climate change (Lorenzoni et al. 2005). This paper presents the results of a survey on perceptions of climate change, including beliefs about climate change and attitudes towards adaptation, conducted among 1,024 Czech citizens in October 2014. Survey results show that the majority of respondents (78%) agreed with the statement that global climate change is happening. Positive responses about perceptions of climate change were found especially among younger people (18 to 34 years of age). In terms of adaptation measures, 51% of respondents had adopted a variety of individual actions (ranging f
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Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
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I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
Global Change: A Complex Challenge : Conference Proceedings
ISBN
978-80-87902-10-3
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Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
182-185
Publisher name
Global Change Research Centre, The Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i.
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Brno
Event date
Mar 23, 2015
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
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