Table 3.

Climate change perception in the yangambi landscape based on climate change indicators, expressed as: number of respondents (percentage of respondents)

Perceptions of respondentsAxesAll Yangambi landscape
Perception based on climate change indicatorsKisangani–Yangambi
axis (n = 65)
Yangambi–Ngazi
axis (n = 45)
Yangambi center
(n = 140)
All Yangambi landscape
(n = 250)
p-value
Observation of Climate change62 (95.4)45 (100.0)138 (98.6)245 (98)0.244
Temperature trends    0.041
Increasing35 (53.8)16 (35.6)80 (57.1)131 (52.4) 
Rainfall trends    <0.001
Increasing6 (9.23)20 (44.4)42 (30.0)68 (27.2) 
Decreasing32 (49.23)6 (13.3)31 (22.1)69 (27.6) 
Unpredictable27 (41.53)19 (42)67 (47.9)113 (45.2) 
Weather changes experienced     
Delayed rainfall2 (3.1)6 (13.3)10 (7.1)18 (7.2)0.129
Early rainfall0 (0)2 (4.4)3 (2.1)5 (2)0.301
Strong wind10 (15.4)12 (26.7)32 (22.9)54 (21.6)0.309
Onset and cessation of rainfall32 (49.2)27 (60.0)72 (51.4)131 (52.4)0.528
Other changes4 (6.2)0 (0)3 (2.1)7 (2.8)0.168

Notes:

Legend: X(Y): X = frequency; Y = percentage

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