RESIL RISK Northern Ireland: public perceptions of climate risks and adaptation in Northern Ireland

Steentjes, Katharine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8661-8287, McCamley, Megan, Berman, Jade and Pidgeon, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-0398 2022. RESIL RISK Northern Ireland: public perceptions of climate risks and adaptation in Northern Ireland. Cardiff University.

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Abstract

RESIL RISK Northern Ireland follows up from RESIL RISK, a research project that explored UK wide public perceptions of climate change and support for resilience building strategies. As part of the original project, a first survey was conducted with 1,401 British respondents in 2019 and a second (unpublished) survey repeated the survey during the global Covid-19 pandemic in October 2020. Furthermore the project informed a report summarising implications for effective climate communications, published in 2019 . While the original RESIL RISK maps out public perceptions of climate risks and support for adaptation strategies across the British public and provides insights into how these public perceptions are formed, it does not offer the opportunity to understand the unique situation of devolved UK administrations. Each UK region faces unique challenges when building regional resilience to the impacts of climate change and understanding how these translate into potential differences in public risk perception is essential for building climate resilient communities and nations. Northern Ireland is a post-conflict society where the most socially vulnerable experience disproportionate flood risks, and on average are exposed to higher expected annual damage costs in flood prone areas than any of the other UK nations . This project provides up to date insights into public perceptions of climate risks and support for adaptation strategies in Northern Ireland at a time when the country has ambitious Climate Legislation awaiting Royal Assent. Key research results and associated recommendations from RESiL RISK Northern Ireland are summarised in this report to support Government, local government and civil society action at a key time influencing legislation in progress and shaping the next NI Climate Change Adaptation Programme.

Item Type:	Monograph (UNSPECIFIED)
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	Cardiff University
Funders:	NERC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 June 2022
Last Modified:	30 Nov 2022 07:54
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/150146

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