INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS ON YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHERN SENATORIAL ZONE OF ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA

The study examined the influence of climate change awareness on youth activities in Southern Senatorial zone of Adamawa State. Two research objectives and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study employed ex-post-facto research design. The population comprised of 2,400 SS 2 students. A sample of 240 SS 2 Students was randomly selected from the estimated population of 2,400 SS 2 Students from the nine Local Government Areas of the Southern Senatorial zone. The research instrument was a self-developed checklist titled “Climate Change and Youth Activities Battery (CCYAB)”. Kolmogorov Smirnov two sample tests was used to test the hypotheses. The result showed that youths in the Southern Senatorial zone lack the basic information on the causes and consequences of climate change. They also lack the capacity to respond to the effects of climate change. It was recommended that environmental psychologists and climatologists should help the youths by creating awareness about climate change and expose them to some of the mitigation measures aimed at helping to acquire means of livelihood.