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    Experiential Factors as a Determinant for Climate Change Mitigation Behavior: A Case of Tourist Hotel Managers in Naivasha Sub-County, Kenya
    (Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 2024-03-09) Kinyanjui D. N.; Damiannah Kieti; Ondabu Kiage
    Climate change is typically abstract, large scale, slow and often unrelated to the welfare of people’s usual activities. There are however moments when the consequences of climate change are readily apparent, such as through experiencing extreme weather events. This study examined the association between personal experiences with extreme weather events together with emotions and taking actions that mitigate the consequences of climate change, a largely under researchedtopic. This relationship was tested among 182 randomly selected tourist hotel managers in Naivasha Sub-County in Kenya using paper and pencil survey techniques. An instrument made up of questions on the managers’ extent of their personal involvement with extreme climate risks and events was utilized. Another set of questions that rated the managers’ level of emotions towards climate change was also included. The study identified two categories of climate change mitigation behaviors (CCMB) using principle component analysis that are adopted by managers namely efficiency and curtailment practices. A beta regression model that accounts for the non-normality of the data was used to examine the relationship between experiential factors and CCMB. Findings indicate a moderate engagement in CCMB among the surveyed managers. Experiencing disasters was negatively and significantly associated with both curtailment and efficiency CCMB. Emotions were positively associated with efficiency CCMB but had a negative association with curtailment CCMB. The findings suggest that public education would benefit from strategies that focus on connecting experiencing weather related disasters and emotions with the reality of climate change.
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    Exploring Cognitive Factors and Climate Change Mitigation Behaviour among Managers of Tourist Hotel Facilities within Naivasha Sub County, Kenya
    (International Journal of Environment and Climate Change , 2024-08-21) Kinyanjui D. N.; Damiannah Kieti; Ondabu Kiage
    Cognition of causes, consequences and responses to climate change is considered as an important determinant of decisions made by any organisation on climate change mitigation behaviour (CCMB). There is, however, scant empirical information on the role of cognitive factors on tourist hotel managers’ CCMB. A cross sectional survey was therefore conducted in a stratified random sample of 70 medium to luxury-priced tourist facilities with 182 managers. Data was collected from three managers in each sampled establishment using self-administered questionnaires. A betaregression model was used to establish the role of cognitive factors on CCMB. The study identified efficiency and curtailment practices as two categories of CCMB. In addition, the results revealed that the managers had moderate scores on CCMB. Moreover, the different dimensions of cognitive factors had divergent associations with both categories of CCMB. Cause knowledge was positively associated with both curtailment and efficiency CCMB. Consequence knowledge was negatively associated with curtailment but positively with efficiency practices. Response knowledge had no relationship with curtailment practices but had a positive association with efficiency CCMB. Findings indicate that policy frameworks to enhance CCMB among key decision-makers need to integrate cognition of climate change as a critical factor that can be improved through training and awareness creation efforts.