The Level o f Climate Change Awareness and Perception among Primary School Teachers in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
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Date
2013
Authors
Koske, James
Ochieng, Millicent A.
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Abstract
Climate change is an area that is in dire need of publicity to help the public make informed decisio
ns in its
adaptation and mitigation. This study assessed the level of climate change awareness and perception
among
primary school teachers in Kisumu Munici
pality. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on teachers’
knowledge and perception of climate change from 100 respondents distributed in 20 primary schools in
the area.
Findings indicate that the level of climate change awareness among prima
ry school teachers in Kisumu
Municipality is not significantly low, but there exists significant gaps in their knowledge. Results
further indicate
that primary school teachers in Kisumu Municipality perceive climate change as a threat. These findi
ngs
neces
sitates capacity building to improve teachers’ quality of knowledge on the subject especially if the
y are to be
used as key actors in climate change awareness campaign in Kenya
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Perception, Awareness, Climate Change
Citation
International Journal of Humanities and So cial Science Vol. 3 No. 21 [Special Issue – December 2013]