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Are Local perceptions of drought events related to climate change? A case study from Taiwan
Topics: Environmental Perception
, Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
, Asia
Keywords: Taiwan, climate change, perception, drought Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract Day: Monday Session Start / End Time: 2/28/2022 09:40 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/28/2022 11:00 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 17
Authors:
Li-San Hung, National Taiwan Normal University
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Abstract
In the first half of 2021, Taiwan experienced its worst drought event in more than half a century. The water crisis was largely due to the fact that no typhoons made landfall on Taiwan in 2020, and water restrictions were applied in parts of Taiwan. As climate extremes like droughts and typhoons are influenced by climate change, this 2021 drought event in Taiwan provides a good case study to investigate how people’s perception of drought events is related to their perceptions of climate change. This study, thus, answer the abovementioned research question by using a survey data set collected in August, 2021. The results of the study will be presented in the presentation.
Are Local perceptions of drought events related to climate change? A case study from Taiwan
