Abstract

Adaptation and Perception of Climate Change on Community

Author(s): Umara Zulum, Shettima MK, Vineet chandan, Malini Prava Sethi

People ‘s perception of climate change and daptation in the process, interview was used and questionnaire was administered as the primary source of data generation, while consultation of written materials and the Internet formed the secondary sources. The result revealed that the doubling price of firewood per annum and at same time supply is dwindled, insufficiency and irregularities in supply of some fuels like kerosene and gas and the unstable supply of electricity has made the people in the area to go for charcoal as a source of fuel which consequently increased the level of deforestation and has reached a kind of ecological disaster. Therefore, the study made the following recommendations; legislation should be put in place against indiscriminate felling of trees, government should enhance the supply of other sources of fuels like kerosene and gas, improve electric power supply and the people should be enlightened about the dangers of deforestation.