Research Article
Public Perception of Climate Change in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Table 11
Perceived potential impacts of climate change.
| | S/N | Impact | SA | % | A | % | D | % | SD | % | CS | % |
| | 1 | Temperature increases | 158 | 52.7 | 120 | 40.0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3.7 | | 2 | Sea level rise and flooding | 102 | 34.0 | 144 | 48.0 | 27 | 9.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 22 | 7.3 | | 3 | Increase health challenges | 103 | 34.3 | 140 | 46.7 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 19 | 6.3 | | 4 | Ecological dislocations | 118 | 39.3 | 95 | 31.7 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 63 | 21.0 | | 5 | Increase agricultural challenges | 117 | 39.0 | 126 | 42.0 | 26 | 8.7 | 7 | 2.3 | 24 | 8.0 | | 6 | Melting of ice | 96 | 32.0 | 106 | 35.3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 4.3 | 61 | 20.3 | | 7 | Coastal inundation | 70 | 23.3 | 104 | 34.7 | 32 | 10.7 | 9 | 9.0 | 85 | 28.3 | | 8 | Desertification and drought | 91 | 30.3 | 124 | 41.3 | 20 | 6.7 | 18 | 6.0 | 47 | 15.7 | | 9 | Changes in precipitation pattern | 102 | 34.0 | 149 | 49.7 | 18 | 6.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 27 | 9.0 |
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SA = strongly agreed, A = agreed, D = disagreed, SD = strongly disagreed, and CS = cannot say.
Source: Author’s fieldwork, 2014.
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