ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The study was carried out at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), over a period of three months with the view to assess the knowledge of climate change among the university students. Total 75 students from different departments and different semesters, most of them being in their second or third year of university were selected. The study on climate change knowledge in university students shows us that not every student is actively aware about climate change, although there are some exceptions. Most of the students didn’t know the exact causes of climate change even those who had the exact idea about what climate change was, were not sure about the causes that affect climate change. Students were not very confident about their source of knowledge unless it comes from some environmental scientists or environmental organisation, which showed us the necessity of more active environmental workers and the idea that they should spread the knowledge more. The level of misconception is still very noticeable and to reduce that we need more awareness. Students really didn’t think that Climate change actually affects their personal life which is again a very big misconception. Yet the positive part is they still think that we can change things if we want. According to our knowledge, it is high time to work on these things and gather as much knowledge as possible to handle Climate change together.