In a study conducted between 2016 and 2018, six out of 10 Africans declared to have heard about climate change before. On the contrary, 40 percent of respondents were not familiar with the term. For 63 percent of respondents who had heard about it, climate change meant negative changes in the weather, while 17 percent of them thought that it would have brought positive changes to the weather conditions.
Understanding of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What does the phrase “climate change” mean to you?"
Respondents who had not heard of climate change are excluded (40 percent).
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Afrobarometer. (August 30, 2019). Understanding of climate change in Africa between 2016 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271061/understanding-of-climate-change-in-africa/
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