Between drought and flood: How perceptions of climate extremes shape public attitudes toward climate action in Africa
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Highlights
- Uses 45,000 Afrobarometer interviews across 37 African countries (2021–2023).
- Perceived climate risks shape awareness, life quality, and climate policy preferences.
- Drought perceptions raise climate concern and perceived deterioration in life quality.
- Flood perceptions raise awareness but shift preferences toward jobs over environment.
- Poorer and less-educated groups remain least informed despite higher climate exposure.
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