Willingness of the Arab Population in Israel to Adopt Household-level Climate Adaptation Measures III Results 1. Perception of the reality and consequences of climate change • A large majority perceived anthropogenic climate change as a real phenomenon with future serious negative consequences. 2. Experience of negative consequences from climaterelated hazards • More than 40% reported experiencing negative consequences from at least one climate-related hazard. 3. Level of worry regarding different hazards • The proportion of respondents who indicated they were “very worried” about climate-related hazards ranged from 10.4% for wildfires to 48.2% for extreme heat waves. 4. Current situation: private yards/gardens • Of the respondents, 72% have private yards, half of which already have at least 20% permeable cover, which contributes to stormwater management and flood prevention. 5. Current situation: connections between rainwater gutters and the sewage system • For homes owned by the respondent or their family, 26% did not know if their rainwater gutters are connected to the sewage system (which is both illegal and contributes to sewage overflow). Out of those who did know, 34.2% indicated that their rainwater gutters are connected to the sewage system. 6. Willingness to take adaptive measures • Willingness: More than 50% of respondents indicated that they were willing to implement seven of the eight adaptive measures included in the survey.
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