Assessment Knowledge, Perception, and Behaviors towards Climate Change among Universities Youth in Egypt

Abstract

Climate change is one of the greatest economic, social, and geopolitical challenges for humans in the coming years. Thus, besides international efforts, youth engagement is vital to environmental conservation and climate action support. Awareness of climate change impacts on human health and all economic activities would help youth to develop positive attitudes towards their environment. This paper assessed university young people’s awareness in Egypt by focusing on two aspects. The first aspect is assessing participants' knowledge about climate change which is an obstacle to achieving sustainable development. The second aspect is their behaviors toward climate action. The results can be summarized by the following: the majority are aware of the climate change problem, but it may be necessary to take more steps for building their capacities for facing this future challenge because a deep understanding of the problem is a significant factor for taking shape environmental responsibility. Keywords: climate change, awareness