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Abstract

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time, and understanding how aware university students it is about it has become more important than ever. This research focuses on three main goals: first, to find out the level of climate change awareness among university students; second, to determine the perception of students regarding the effect of climate change awareness on students’ behavior; and third, to assess the perceptions of students about the importance of the issue of climate change to students personally. The target population for this study comprised all BS students at the University of Malakand. The sample was chosen using a cluster sampling technique. Each department was regarded as a cluster, and fifteen departments were chosen at random from the total of 32 departments to obtain the sample. 400 students were selected and given a structured questionnaire. 383 students completed and returned the questionnaire. Using descriptive analysis, the data was analyzed. We conclude that the majority of students have some level of awareness about climate change, with 36.29% of students being slightly aware, 31.33% of students being fully aware, and 20.60% students being moderately aware. 30.55% of students have changed their behavior somewhat, 28.98% of students have changed their behavior, indicating a strong response, and 9.40% of students have not made any changes, so more awareness is still needed. 59.01% of students think climate change is very important, and 26.37% of students think climate change is quite important.