Perceptions of environmental changes among a climate-vulnerable population from Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Effective climate change adaptation requires a thorough understanding of whether and how affected populations perceive climatic and environmental changes. Existing research has been inconclusive regarding the consistency of these perceptions compared to objective meteorological indicators. Moreover, no systematic comparison has been done for the perception of discrete environmental events such as floods or erosion. This study relies on novel panel survey data of approximately 1700 households residing along the Jamuna River in Bangladesh as well as on unique individual-level, satellite-based erosion data. It compares respondents' perceptions of environmental events, namely riverbank erosion, and three climate change indicators, specifically long-term temperature change and changes in precip

SUBMITTER: Freihardt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10830697 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature