The Role of Raising Awareness in Ensuring the Resilience of Cities

Abstract

This paper explores the significant role of raising awareness in ensuring the resilience of cities towards climate change. Climate change is an imminent threat to urban development and its adverse effects can only be mitigated with the collective efforts of city dwellers. By evaluating the level of awareness and relating it to the greenhouse gas emissions emitted by three selected countries - namely Germany, Brazil and Kenya - this study highlights the need for awareness-raising campaigns and community-engagement initiatives centered around the risks of climate change and its potential impact on cities. The findings suggest that raising awareness, through several social action campaigns, can enhance the public understanding of climate change and facilitate the adoption of sustainable behaviors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, raising the awareness of a population will make their participation in the decision-making processes of the different adaptation plans more effective. The paper concludes that raising awareness by enhancing public understanding and ensuring their participation in combating climate change is a crucial step in building resilience to climate change.