The Negative Impacts of Climate Change on Community Security and Mechanisms for Addressing Them: Experts’ Perspectives

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Saad Al Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences, State of Kuwait

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This study aimed to explore the negative impacts of climate change on community security and the mechanisms for addressing them from the perspective of experts. To achieve this goal, the study employed a descriptive methodology. The study population included faculty members from the Colleges of Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences, Arts, and Social Sciences in Kuwait. Data were collected using a questionnaire, which was administered to a sample of 190 faculty members distributed according to variables such as gender, college, and academic rank. The results indicated that the negative impacts of climate change on community security were perceived to be high. Additionally, the proposed mechanisms for dealing with these negative impacts received high approval from the study sample. The results also showed no statistically significant differences in the responses based on gender or college. However, there were statistically significant differences in responses based on academic rank, with professors showing higher agreement compared to assistant professors and associate professors.

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