Young Children & Climate Change in Egypt

Egypt has just taken on the United Nations Climate Change Conference Presidency for the coming year. Ahead of COP27, Capita partnered with YouGov, an international research data firm, to better understand what Egyptians, specifically Egyptian parents, think about the impacts of climate change on young children.

• An overwhelming majority (88%) of Egyptian adults who have at least one child younger than 18 are concerned that climate change will affect the health and well-being of children in the next five years.

• Among all Egyptian adults, just over a third (34%) believe that climate change is actively harming people in Egypt now, while over another third (35%) believe climate change will harm people in Egypt in the next five years. But among parents with children under 18, the numbers are higher (37% and 39%, respectively).

• Among all Egyptian adults, 77% consider climate change to be somewhat or very serious.

All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1050 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 30th August - 6th September 2022. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all Egypt adults (aged 18+).