Abstract: This study assessed the role of Environmental Education as a tool for the creation of awareness on adaptation to climate change in Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Five research questions and five hypotheses were raised and formulated respectively for analyses and testing in the study. The population of the study comprised of all public primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions as well as rural and urban settlers in the six (6) geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The sample size comprised of 300 respondents respectively made up of 60 pupils, 60 secondary students, 60 tertiary students, 60 rural settlers and 60 urban settlersselectedrandomly from six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The research instrument used for data collection was a 15structured questionnaireitems rated on a 4-point Likert scale, with response options of Strongly Agree (SA); Agree......
Keywords: Climate change, Adaptation, Maladaptation, Environmental Education (EE)
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