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CHAPTER 1
ARAB PUBLIC OPINION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
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without interviewers. The questionnaire was distributed
through Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia
(Environment & Development) magazine, and
eight daily Arabic-language newspapers. These
included Al-Hayat (pan-Arab), An-Nahar
(Lebanon), Al-Khaleej (UAE), Al-Qabas
(Kuwait), Al-Ayyam (Bahrain), Ash-Sharq
(Qatar), Al-Ahdath (Morocco), and Ad-Dustour
(Jordan). The survey was also promoted on the
pan-Arab Future TV and the Arabic service <strong>of</strong>
I UNDERSTAND WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS
Yes
95%
Agree
TOTAL SAMPLE
Agree 98%
TOTAL SAMPLE
Yes
No
I BELIEVE THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING
I don't know
No
5%
I don't know
2%
Monte Carlo Dawliya radio and posted on the
website <strong>of</strong> AFED.
Alongside data collection, the questionnaire was
designed in a way to make use <strong>of</strong> the wide reach
<strong>of</strong> partner media outlets to spread awareness on
climate change and its possible consequences on
Arab countries. Starting with general questions
about the extent <strong>of</strong> knowledge about what climate
change means and whether it is considered
to pose a real threat to the country <strong>of</strong> the respondent,
questions moved into details <strong>of</strong> specifying
sectors affected according to priority, and identifying
major measures <strong>of</strong> mitigation and adaptation,
and classifying the level <strong>of</strong> response <strong>of</strong> governments
to deal with climate change.
Responses were received and processed from 19
Arab countries. Results were reflected in the
report, as total average as well as per country. The
sample analyzed included 2,322 responses from:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The listing in
the tables and charts followed sub-regional clusters
not alphabetical order. The report classified
country clusters as follows:
Levant: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria.
Gulf: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
Arab African countries: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco,
Sudan, Tunisia.
Other: Libya, Mauritania, Yemen (small sample
for individual statistics for the first 2, and socioeconomic/geographical
considerations which
dictated to keep Yemen out <strong>of</strong> clusters).
The majority <strong>of</strong> respondents replied by mail
(53%), while 42% used e-mail, which reflects
wider use <strong>of</strong> electronic media among participants.
The remaining 5% replied by fax. As it
was not a requirement to use the original questionnaire,
many answered on photocopied sheets.
The answers were sorted and statistically tabulated
by Pan Arab Research Centre (PARC), a
Gallup associate. A data base, including socioeconomic
data, was prepared. In addition to
allowing socio-economic analysis <strong>of</strong> the sample,
it helped to eliminate duplication, as the program
deleted multiple answers received from the same
person.
The combination <strong>of</strong> voluntary respondents
through a regional environmental magazine and
eight leading daily newspapers, reaching both
specialized readers and the general public, combined
with internet access and promotion via