TY - JOUR
T1 - Extending Climate Change Action to Persons with Disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa
T2 - Exploring the Moderators of Attitudes and Climate Change Behaviour Awareness Among Persons with Sensory Disabilities
AU - Opoku, Maxwell Peprah
AU - Kuyini, Ahmed Bawa
AU - Gyimah, Ebenezer Mensah
AU - Alnuaimi, Aysha
AU - Frimpomaa, Lilian
AU - Moustafa, Ashraf
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/10/1
Y1 - 2025/10/1
N2 - Persons with disabilities have consistently been excluded from deliberations on climate change actions since the beginning of the global debate on this crucial issue. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the harshest weather conditions worldwide, highlighting the need to understand the factors that could impact awareness of climate change among persons with sensory impairments. Guided by Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour, this study sought to explore the relationship between attitudes towards climate change and participation in pro-environmental climate change behaviours among persons with sensory impairments in the MENA region. The Awareness of Climate Change and Pro-Environmental Behaviour Willingness Questionnaire was completed by 542 persons with sensory impairments. The data were subjected to hierarchical multiple regressions and moderation analysis. The findings indicate a significant relationship between attitude and participation in climate change behaviour. The study concludes with an urgent call to policymakers to engage the disability community in the MENA region in climate change action.
AB - Persons with disabilities have consistently been excluded from deliberations on climate change actions since the beginning of the global debate on this crucial issue. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the harshest weather conditions worldwide, highlighting the need to understand the factors that could impact awareness of climate change among persons with sensory impairments. Guided by Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour, this study sought to explore the relationship between attitudes towards climate change and participation in pro-environmental climate change behaviours among persons with sensory impairments in the MENA region. The Awareness of Climate Change and Pro-Environmental Behaviour Willingness Questionnaire was completed by 542 persons with sensory impairments. The data were subjected to hierarchical multiple regressions and moderation analysis. The findings indicate a significant relationship between attitude and participation in climate change behaviour. The study concludes with an urgent call to policymakers to engage the disability community in the MENA region in climate change action.
KW - Middle East and North Africa
KW - awareness
KW - climate change
KW - disability
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105018497569
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105018497569#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1177/21582440251382521
DO - 10.1177/21582440251382521
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105018497569
SN - 2158-2440
VL - 15
JO - SAGE Open
JF - SAGE Open
IS - 4
M1 - 21582440251382521
ER -
