Environmental Awareness and Behaviour Index for Malaysia

摘要

National Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is evaluated every two years to examine the environmental performance in Malaysia concerning different indicators such as climate change and water quality. Considering the causes of environmental degradation are mainly due to anthropogenic activities, this study aims to explore the need of indicating the social-psychological factors among Malaysians in qualifying the level of public environmental awareness and behaviour. A nationwide study has been conducted to examine environmental awareness and behaviour from 13 States and three Federal Territories. The result demonstrated current level of environmental awareness and behaviour among Malaysians, as according to the four categories; water pollution, air pollution, waste management and climate change.