Examining climate change risk perceptions and climate action in East Africa

Abstract

This study examines the way East Africans perceive climate change risk, as well as their level of informedness, impact knowledge, place attachment, and the social norms related to concern about climate change, to determine how these affect climate change action. It is crucial to understand the relationships between such socio-psychological determinants to communicate climate change risk effectively, and thereby to better understand how to empower locals to take action to minimize and adapt to the increasing negative impacts of climate change.