How do we perceive climate change? Digging deep in to the public climate change awareness and beliefs in the urban community of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Syed Amir Manzoor, Akash Jamil, Ahmed Nawaz Ansari, Sunbal Siddique, Jameel Javed, Zubair Khan, Muhammad Youaf and Mohsin Ijaz
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Syed Amir Manzoor: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Akash Jamil: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Ahmed Nawaz Ansari: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Sunbal Siddique: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Jameel Javed: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Zubair Khan: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Muhammad Youaf: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University
Mohsin Ijaz: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2016, vol. 53, issue 5, 149-159

Abstract: The growing concern about climate change has rung its bell across the globe and thus the need of devising appropriate mitigation strategies has become inevitable to address this global issue. Climate change mitigation policies cannot be successfully implemented without considering the perception and acceptability of general public about this global crisis and the suggested tools to mitigate it. This study was designed to assess the climate change literacy and awareness among urban centers of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The studies revealed that majority of the people living in this part of the country were well aware of the changing climate and had fairly clear opinion about the responsible agents for this change. Social media seemed to be the most influential source of educating people on this issue. However, the study highlighted the room of improvement in Government’s role to launch better campaigns which might involve people as stake holders in climate change mitigation process.

Keywords: CLIMATE CHANGE; PERCEPTION; URBAN AREAS; ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; HEAT WAVES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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