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Vol.4 , No. 2, Publication Date: Aug. 21, 2017, Page: 15-28
 and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria (UDUS, NG). A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 39 respondents in the two institutions among staff with the institutional roles relating to global warming. Respondents were assessed on their level of awareness, risks perceptions, degree of concern, risks judgment of the public health risks posed by global warming and the willingness to participate in mitigating global warming. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS 19. The Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Test and the Chi-Square Test of statistics were employed to assess significance of observed differences between respondents. Results with statistical significant differences between the two institution include institutional judgment; institutional willingness to participate in global warming mitigation. The Nigerian higher institution had higher judgment of risks and degree of concern to public health and well-being posed by global warming than the UK higher institution. However, the UK higher institution respondents were more willing to partake in the mitigation of global warming than the UDUS, NG.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/904.jpg)
| [1] | Ibrahim Awach, Department of Microbiology, Federal University, Taraba State, Wukari, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Rob MacKenzie, Director, Birmingham Institute of Forest Research, School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, United Kingdom. |
This study determined the perceived risk of global warming to public health and well-being and evaluated institutional responses to the risk between two higher educational establishments: The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (UoB, UK) and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria (UDUS, NG). A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 39 respondents in the two institutions among staff with the institutional roles relating to global warming. Respondents were assessed on their level of awareness, risks perceptions, degree of concern, risks judgment of the public health risks posed by global warming and the willingness to participate in mitigating global warming. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS 19. The Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Test and the Chi-Square Test of statistics were employed to assess significance of observed differences between respondents. Results with statistical significant differences between the two institution include institutional judgment; institutional willingness to participate in global warming mitigation. The Nigerian higher institution had higher judgment of risks and degree of concern to public health and well-being posed by global warming than the UK higher institution. However, the UK higher institution respondents were more willing to partake in the mitigation of global warming than the UDUS, NG.
Keywords
Global Warming, Public Health, Risk, Well-Being and Institutions
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