"Awareness on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies in One of the Barangays in the Municipality of Lemery”

This study aimed to determine the level of awareness on climate change and disaster risk reduction strategies. The study was conducted among fifty (50) residents of Barangay Sepanton Lemery, Iloilo. This study hypothesized that there is significant difference on the level of awareness on climate change as perceived by the residents of barangay Sepanton Lemery, Iloilo when classified according to age and educational attainment. There is significant difference on the level of awareness on risk reduction strategies in terms of before the flood and typhoon when classified according to highest educational attainment. Moreover, significant difference was noted on the level of awareness on risk reduction strategies in terms of during the flood and typhoon when classified according to age and educational attainment. However, there is no significant difference on the level of awareness on risk reduction strategies in terms of before the flood and typhoon when classified according to age. There is significant relationship between awareness on climate change and awareness on risk reduction strategies as perceived by the residents of Barangay Sepanton, Lemery, Iloilo.

A checklist questionnaire was utilized as the main data gathering instrument. The data gathered were analyzed and interpreted using the mean and standard deviation for the descriptive analysis and One-way ANOVA for the inferential analysis. The findings of the study showed that
Key words: Awareness, climate change, strategies

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