Security & Future
Vol. 6 (2022), Issue 2, pg(s) 59-63

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Analysis of barriers to adaptation to climate change

  • 1 Faculty of Security Engineering – University of Žilina, the Slovak Republic

Abstract

Climate change is causing disasters such as floods, whirlwinds, storms, drought, or other extreme weather events that have not yet occurred in certain areas of the world or have not occurred to such an extent and intensity as it is happening now or is predicted in the foreseeable future. Government and, in particular, crisis management system should reflect these facts in order to prepare itself and the population on such events. People should also be interested in preparing for and adapting to these changes and related crisis events. The aim of the article is to examine preparedness of the population in the Slovak Republic and, in particular, to analyse the barriers to climate change adaptation of the population. For the analysis are used the questionnaire survey results on this topic. The initial results indicate the influence of the population by various barriers and factors.

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