An assessment of women’s knowledge of climate change information in Nigeria: The case of Onitsha women
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The burden of climate change is globally felt. Biting and severe extreme weather conditions are negatively affecting all aspects of human life and threatening man‘s very existence here on Earth. Experts have assured that a lot can be done daily by everyone to control this rising trend. Nigerian women in particular can do many things about climate change as many of the anti-climate activities in Nigeria revolve around women‘s family routine work, lifestyle, and responsibilities. Therefore, the first action towards effective climate adaptation will be equipping women with the necessary climate information to enable informed actions. It then becomes imperative to probe into climate change information among Nigerian women, to assess their present knowledge of climate issues and adaptation strategies. The population consisted of 1,134 women who attended the Convention of Young Wives Fellowship of the Dioceses on the Niger, held at All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha in October 2022. It was a quantitative research using a structured questionnaire administered by the library team. The data collected were analyzed with frequency and percentage. The result indicates that the respondents do not have strong and thorough knowledge of climate change issues including adaptation strategies This implies that women in this region are ill-equipped to face global climate change challenges and that drastic measures must be put in place to reverse the trend. It is recommended that stakeholders especially information professionals should prioritise climate literacy programmes using multiple avenues for Nigerian women and the larger society. Climate change research in this region is scanty. This empirical project adds to the body of the most needed literature on women and the climate for action.
Institution: Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409397887