Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
Article Type: News From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 5, Issue 1
The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication has released an interesting new addition to its series on climate change in the American mind – an overview of what Indian citizens think about climate change in 2012. It found that millions of Indians are observing changes in their local rainfall,temperatures, and weather, report more frequent droughts and floods, and a more unpredictable monsoon. A majority of respondents said their own household’s drinking water and food supply, health, and income are vulnerable to a severe drought or flood and that it would take them months to years to recover. Only 7 per cent of respondents said they know “a lot” about global warming,while 41 per cent had never heard of it or said, “I don’t know.”However, after hearing a short definition of global warming, 72 per cent said they believe global warming is happening, 56 per cent said it is caused mostly by human activities, 50 per cent said they have already personally experienced the effects, and 61 per cent said they are worried about it. Details on the survey can be seen at: http://environment.yale.edu/climate/publications/climate-change-indian-mind/
