Published on : 06 Nov 2025, 9:49 am Summary

74% of people in nine middle-income countries feel climate change impacts their communities.

Many said they were willing to alter their lifestyles to mitigate effects.

Concerns about droughts, heatwaves and floods are prevalent, especially among younger and educated adults.

Confidence in international efforts varies, with significant trust in India, Indonesia and Kenya.

Climate change no longer just elicits feelings of impending doom; for people in middle-income countries, it is a crisis they face every day, disrupting their lives and livelihoods.

Some 74 per cent of the people interviewed in a new survey said climate change has impacted their community to some extent, according to Pew Research Centre that conducted the survey. Data w

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