Exploring knowledge and attitudes towards climate change among a study sample from Khartoum State, Sudan

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Exploring knowledge and attitudes towards climate change among a study sample from Khartoum State, Sudan

Original language description

In spite of an adaptation plan endorsed by the city’s authorities, Khartoum State, the capital of Sudan, has repetitivelynexperienced a series of ravaging climate variability impacts. As in similar cases elsewhere, there arenindications of financial and institutional incapacities and shortfalls to run the adaptation process, as well asnlack of public knowledge about climate change. It has been argued that having well-informed communities innsome developing countries has reduced vulnerability and exposure to climate-origin disasters. Aiming to providenquantitative insight into the community’s knowledge and attitudes about climate change, this study presentsnthe results of a survey carried out in 2014 in a simple random sample of Khartoum State residents encompassingn395 households. Data analysis showed that >75% of the respondents were aware of both the term “climatenchange” and its main causes. Due to certain cultural and religious factors, however, familiarity with itsnassociated risks was less (25–75%). Moreover, knowledge regarding the ongoing government efforts, leadingninstitutions, participating non-government organizations, and beliefs about the capability of Khartoum Statenauthorities to adapt the city to the foreseen impacts was found to be low (<25%). Of the respondents, 49% believednthat both human activities and God are responsible for causing climate change. Seventy-nine per centnof the respondents were interested in acquiring information about climate change, but only 55.3% frequentlynobtain it. Although 79% of the respondents would agree or strongly agree to pay in order to mitigate climatenchange, 50.4% believed that nothing had been done by local government to mitigate that change. The studynprovides unprecedented insight into knowledge and attitudes towards climate change among Khartoum Statenhouseholds. The results can be used by city authorities and government politicians to support ongoing adaptivenprocedures and decision-making while narrowing the knowledge gap concerning climate change risks.

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1415" target="_blank" >LO1415: CzechGlobe 2020 – Development of the Centre of Global Climate Change Impacts Studies</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Quo vaditis agriculture, forestry and society under global change? Conference proceeding

ISBN

978-80-87902-22-6

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Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

112-116

Publisher name

Global change research institute

Place of publication

Brno

Event location

Velké Karlovice

Event date

Oct 2, 2017

Type of event by nationality

EUR - Evropská akce

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