Climate change knowledge at the grass roots: the case of Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Sherry-Ann S. Ganase () and Sandra Sookram ()
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Sherry-Ann S. Ganase: University of the West Indies

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2021, vol. 23, issue 2, No 1, 1105-1132

Abstract: Abstract This study examines perception of households to climate change and factors that influence the selection of adaptation measures. Using survey data, the results suggest that households are knowledgeable and concerned about climate change but lack knowledge about the measures needed to adapt. The results also suggest that the risk and importance placed on climate change, vulnerability experienced with household flooding, drainage and expected threat of future sea level are the main factors that influence the adaptation decision. The results obtained in this study are beneficial to all as adaptation requires a collective effort by stakeholders.

Keywords: Adaptation; Bequia; Multiple linear regression; Perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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