Understanding UK Perceptions of Climate Risk and Resilience (RESILRISK)

在本提案中，我们将重点关注英国公众作为气候风险信息和适应信息的未来接受者。RESIL-RISK将调查人们目前如何概念化气候风险、复原力和适应方案/政策之间的关系，作为设计未来气候变化风险沟通的证据。虽然现在对气候风险认知的许多方面都有了很好的了解，但过去的许多研究侧重于发展对支持更有效的缓解行动（特别是减少使用化石燃料能源）和政策的理解。关于普通公民如何看待气候风险适应和恢复能力的系统证据要少得多，也没有关于这些与气候风险认知如何相关的连贯理论说明。RESIL-RISK将建立在卡迪夫大学团队过去十年开展的工作计划的基础上。一项具有全国代表性的调查（n=3000）将与我们的合作伙伴气候推广、英国气象局和一个专家咨询小组密切合作，设计一项具有实验成分的调查，以测试沟通策略。除了建立公众对气候变化适应战略的理解和支持的大型数据集外，一个关键的学术目标是提高我们对气候风险感知、恢复力、适应方案和沟通策略之间联系的理论认识。预计结果将在英国和国际上引起高度的公共政策兴趣。主要调查结果将通过报告（气候适应能力沟通的主要调查结果和建议）、主要启动活动、媒体渠道和气候外展现有网络传播给相关政策团体。该项目还将有助于我们了解如何将风险沟通作为一项气候服务来提供，特别侧重于支持未来的英国气候风险评估。

In this proposal we focus on the British public as future recipients of climate risk messages and adaptation information. RESIL-RISK will investigate how people currently conceptualise the relationship between climate risks, resilience and adaptation options/policy, as evidence for designing future climate change risk communications. Although many aspects of climate risk perception are now well understood, much of the past research has focused on developing an understanding of supporting more effective mitigation actions (in particular, reduced use of fossil fuel energy) and policy. There is far less systematic evidence on how ordinary citizens might view climate risk adaptation and resilience, and no coherent theoretical account of how these are related to climate risk perceptions. RESIL-RISK will build upon a programme of work conducted over the past decade from the team at Cardiff University. A nationally representative survey (n=3000) with experimental components to test communication strategies will be designed in close collaboration with our partner Climate Outreach, the UK Met Office, and an expert advisory group. As well as generating a large dataset on public understandings and public support of climate change adaptation strategies, a key academic aim is to improve our theoretical understanding of links between climate risk perceptions, resilience, adaptation options and communication strategies. Results are expected to be of high public policy interest both in the UK and internationally. Key findings will be disseminated to relevant policy communities through reports (top-line findings and recommendations for climate resilience communication), a major launch event, media channels and through Climate Outreach's existing network. The project will also contribute towards our understanding of how risk communication can be delivered as a climate service, with a particular focus upon supporting future UK Climate Risk Assessments.