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The study investigated the groups that are more vulnerable and at high risk of climate change impact among the population of the Arusha Region, where four districts out of these seven districts were purposively picked, namely Longido, Arumeru, Arusha Urban, and Karatu districts. A cross-sectional research design was adopted in this study. The systematic random sampling method was used to obtain a sample size. The sample size was 300 respondents. To explore the most vulnerable and high risked groups to impacts of climate change among the population in Arusha region, eight socioeconomic variables such as age, sex, physical ability, topographical location, house status, degree of urbanization, income status, and occupational status were investigated. The findings indicate that children and older adults aged 65> years and above, women, disabled, people in lowlands, rural dwellers, crop cultivator, temporary houses, and lower-income earners are the most vulnerable and high risked groups to impacts of climate change. The chi-square test result of association indicates that there is a statistically significant relationship between (gender, age, physical ability of the population, topograp

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Author

Laurent Joseph

Publisher

East African Nature and Science Organization

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences