Climate change awareness of the young generation and its impact on their diet

Jürkenbeck, Kristin; Spiller, Achim; Schulze, Maureen

doi:10.1016/j.clrc.2021.100041

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“…First, we confirm that awareness in climate change among high-school students is qualitatively high (see Section 3 above). This finding is in line with the existing literature on this matter, such as Jürkenbeck et al (2021) or Kuthe et al (2019). We also qualitatively confirm the breakdown of youngsters by Kuthe et al (2019) in Charitables (well informed and behaving accordingly), Paralyzed (well informed but overwhelmed), Concerned Activists (highest level of awareness and proactive in informing others), and Disengaged (not informed and/or not willing to act), even though we found a very small proportion of 270 the fourth group (likely because some of our events in high schools were on a voluntary basis and this may have skewed the Second, we found that each audience has its own priorities, and what is relevant to scientists might be totally irrelevant to students, or vice versa.…”

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Water and Us: tales and hands-on laboratories to educate on sustainable and nonconflictual water resources management

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Abstract. Climate change and water security are among the grand challenges of the 21st century, but literacy on these matters among high-school students is often unsystematic and/or far from the real world. To contribute advancing education in a warming climate and prepare next generations to play their role in future societies, we designed "Water and Us", a three-module initiative focusing on the natural and anthropogenic water cycle, climate change, and conflicts. The method of Water and Us resolves around storytelling to aid understanding and generate new knowledge, learning by doing, a flipped classroom environment, and a constant link to the real world – such as the archetypal events of the California snow drought or the seeds of conflicts around transnational river basins. Water and Us was established in 2021, and since then has involved 200+ students in a proof of concept to test the didactic approach in small-scale experiments. Results from 40+ hours of events confirm that students are generally aware of climate change (90 %), but have sparse knowledge of the concrete actions that are in place to mitigate or adapt (up to 20 %). Understanding of the water cycle by students is often anchored to a naturalistic, but fictitious view where human interference is minimal. Our approach conveys key elements of the contemporary, natural/anthropogenic water cycle, how this cycle is challenged by warmer temperatures and declining snowpacks, and how education can contribute to avoiding maladaptation and conflicts. While this initiative is being channelled in awareness projects at various levels, the Water and Us team remains interested in networking with colleagues and potential recipients to scale up and further develop this work.

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“…The same authors concluded that the trend of vegetarian, vegan, and flexitarian diets is increasing, and plant-based alternative products are popular among the respondents, especially PBMAs are well-perceived. Another online survey of young adults grouped as "Future-Oriented Climate Protectors" is noticeably open to plant-based alternatives [15]. For example, they appreciate that many more alternative products are available and would like to see an even wider range in supermarkets.…”

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A Comparative Analysis of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives Part 1: Composition, Sensory, and Nutritional Value

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Consumers are becoming increasingly interested in reducing the consumption of animal-based foods for health, sustainability, and ethical reasons. The food industry is developing products from plant-based ingredients that mimic animal-based foods’ nutritional and sensory characteristics. In this study, the focus is on plant-based milk alternatives (PBMAs). A potential problem with plant-based diets is the deficiency of important micronutrients, such as vitamin B12, B2, and calcium. Therefore, an analysis of micronutrients in PBMAs was conducted to assess their nutritional value. The second main focus was on the sensory description of the PBMAs, done by a trained panel, and instrumental assessment to characterize the sensory attributes. Almond drinks met the daily micronutrient requirements the least, while soy drinks came closest to cow’s milk in macro- and micronutrients. The experimentally determined electronic tongue and volatile compound results confirmed the sensory panel’s evaluations and could therefore be used as a method for easy and effective assessments of PBMAs. The PBMAs evaluated in this study could not completely replace cow’s milk’s nutritional and sensory properties. They are products in their own product group and must be evaluated accordingly. Given the variety of products, consumers should experiment and make their decisions regarding the substitution of cow’s milk.

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“…The world's climate is changing in an alarming rate (Adger et al, 2003;Esham and Garforth, 2013;Valizadeh et al, 2022). Climate change is regarded as one of the most important issues of the twenty-first century (Vincent, 2007;Jürkenbeck et al, 2021). So that, it has exposed the highest risk to arid and semi-arid regions of the world (Keshavarz et al, 2014).…”

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“…According to Juana et al (2013), understanding the awareness of communities toward climate change and analyzing its risks for their livelihoods and adoption of the adaptation strategies are crucial factors to effective adaptation toward climate change. Climate change awareness is defined as "conscious about the issue of climate change" (Jürkenbeck et al, 2021). The perception of risk in the field of climate change is a subjective construct and is influenced by human factors, such as personal experiences, memories of climate events, and various biases (Patt and Schröter, 2008).…”

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A conceptual model for adaptation to climate variability in rangelands

Abedi

Hayati²,

Valizadeh³

2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Exploiting medicinal plants on rangelands is a climate-sensitive strategy in Iran. In other words, there is an urgent need for the transition toward resilience under current climatic pressures and risks. In addition, a deep understanding about awareness, risk perceptions, and adaptation strategies of different rural groups can play a significant role in the mitigation of climate change impacts and the development of the adaptation capacity. Therefore, the development of a conceptual model for adaptation to climate variability in rangelands was determined as the main purpose of the present study. To this end, we used analysis of awareness, risk perceptions, and adaptation strategies of medicinal plant exploiters toward climate variability. This research was carried out in Sought Khorasan province of Iran, which is one of the climate-sensitive and leading areas for the exploitation of medicinal plants in the country. Required data for this study were gathered through 13 focus group discussions. The number of members of these focus groups was between 4 and 12 people. The total number of participants in the focus groups was 91 medicinal plant exploiters. The results revealed that exploiters have a relatively favorable awareness of the current climate situation. However, they perceived huge constraints in financial supports and resources which lead to increasing social conflicts, decreasing social relations, leaving the job, increasing migration, unemployment, and psychological impacts. As expected, various adaptation strategies were used aiming at conserving, developing, improving, and managing income resources, but many of them are short of resilience orientation. Finally, research findings were articulated in the form of a conceptual model and some practical recommendations were presented to enhance adaptation of rangelands' exploiters.

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Climate change awareness of the young generation and its impact on their diet

Cited by 24 publications

References 41 publications

Water and Us: tales and hands-on laboratories to educate on sustainable and nonconflictual water resources management

Water and Us: tales and hands-on laboratories to educate on sustainable and nonconflictual water resources management

A Comparative Analysis of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives Part 1: Composition, Sensory, and Nutritional Value

A conceptual model for adaptation to climate variability in rangelands

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