Climate Change in the Indonesian Mind

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Report · Oct 3, 2023

Climate Change in the Indonesian Mind

By Anthony Leiserowitz, Seth Rosenthal, Marija Verner, Sanguk Lee, Matthew Ballew, Jennifer Carman, Matthew Goldberg, Jennifer Marlon, Enggar Paramita, Mardiyah Chamim, Paramita Mohamad and Matthew Daggett

Filed under: Behaviors & Actions and Beliefs & Attitudes

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5. Perceived Local Environmental Risks

5.1. Large majorities of Indonesians are worried about harm from environmental problems in their local area.

Large majorities of Indonesians are either “very worried” or “moderately worried” about harm to their local area from water shortages (91%), whirlwinds/small tornados (88%), droughts (87%), wildfires (86%), water pollution (85%), air pollution (83%), flooding (83%), rising sea levels (77%), and extreme heat (69%).

This bar chart shows the percentage of Indonesians who are worried about harm from various environmental problems in their local area. Large majorities of Indonesians are worried about harm from environmental problems in their local area. Data: Climate Change in the Indonesian Mind.

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Report · Oct 3, 2023