Climate and competing priorities in South Africa: an analysis of the population's attitudes and perceptions toward environmental issues

• Published in: Development southern Africa (Sandton, South Africa) Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 809 - 821
• Main Author: De Wet-Billings, Nicole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 04.07.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adults; attitudes and perceptions; Climate change; Cross-sectional studies; Environmental conditions; Environmental degradation; Environmental issues; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Inequality; Information dissemination; logistic regression; Population; Poverty; Priorities; rank; Social attitudes; Social development; South African Attitudes Survey (SASAS); Unemployment; South Africa

The known and expected consequences of climate change are dire and will hamper social and development. However, competing priorities, such as poverty, HIV and violence tend to be more visible on government agendas. In South Africa, growing inequalities result in the population being more concerned w...