Access to Climate Information and Support Services is a 12-item measure to assess where vulnerable populations are learning about environmental changes and how to gain support.
Geographies Tested: Kenya
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adults
At a scale of 1-5 rate the dissemination pathways against the identified climate information and services for adaptation to climate change impacts.
1. Radio
2. TV
3. Pamphlets
4. Brochures
5. Newspapers
6. Posters
7. Extension agents
8. Neighbors/friends
9. Local administration
10. Relatives
11. Farmer field schools
12. Indigenous knowledge informers
Climate change impacts
-Rainfall variability
-Temperature change
-Droughts
-Floods
-Heat stress
-Wind storms
-Human diseases
-Livestock diseases
Response Options:
Not applicable - 1
Never - 2
Sometimes - 3
Often - 4
Always - 5
The mean of all climate change impacts is calculated for each method of dissemination.
Cherotich, V. K., Saidu, O., & Bebe, B. O. (2012). Access to climate change information and support services by the vulnerable groups in semi-arid Kenya for adaptive capacity development. African Crop Science Journal, 20, 169-180
Psychometric Score
Ease of Use Score
Formative ResearchQualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
ReliabilityInternal
Test-retest
Interrater
ValidityContent
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
KEY
Ease of UseReadability
Scoring Clarity
Length
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