Table 5 Proportion of participants’ responses to the rating of climate and health mitigation and adaptation interventions (N = 66)
bProportion of participants (N = 66) n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest priority (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | Lowest priority (5) | |
Providing public drinking water fountains | 25 (37.8) | 14 (21.4) | 17 (25.8) | 4 (6.0) | 6 (9.0) |
Providing water fountains in school playgrounds | 28 (42.2) | 11 (16.8) | 17 (25.9) | 4 (6.1) | 6 (9.0) |
Providing shade in school playgrounds | 30 (45.4) | 17 (25.7) | 12 (18.4) | 1 (1.5) | 6 (9.0) |
Building bicycling lanes in local communities | 20 (30.3) | 8 (12.1) | 20 (30.3) | 6 (9.0) | 12 (18.3) |
Providing bicycles to poor communities | 16 (24.2) | 12 (18.2) | 14 (21.2) | 12 (18.2) | 12 (18.2) |
Scaling up the planting of trees to provide shade during heat waves | 41 (61.1) | 8 (12.3) | 7 (10.8) | 4 (6.4) | 6 (9.4) |
Providing swimming pools at schools and in communities | 9 (13.6) | 12 (18.2) | 20 (30.0) | 16 (24.4) | 9 (13.8) |
Promoting vegetable gardening | 39 (59.0) | 14 (21.2) | 5 (7.5) | 2 (3.3) | 6 (9.0) |
Promoting insulation of housesa | 26 (39.3) | 23 (35.1) | 11 (16.9) | 3 (5.4) | 2 (3.3) |
Raising standards for storm water drainage | 36 (54.5) | 14 (21.3) | 11 (16.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (7.6) |
Lobbying for climate conscious housing settlements (e.g. walkability, dwelling orientation, insulation and tree planting) | 32 (48.4) | 18 (27.2) | 9 (13.6) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (10.8) |
Strengthening climate and health research programmes | 34 (51.5) | 20 (30.3) | 5 (7.5) | 2 (3.0) | 5 (7.7) |
Instituting community-based early warning systems for adverse weather events. | 37 (56.0) | 17 (25.7) | 6 (9.0) | 2 (3.0) | 4 (6.3) |
Public education programmes (e.g. importance of buying locally produced goods) a | 32 (48.4) | 12 (18.4) | 15 (23.4) | 1 (1.5) | 5 (8.3) |
Providing a public building (e.g. hall, recreation centre or school) with air conditioning for vulnerable groups during heat waves. | 17 (25.7) | 16 (24.2) | 20 (30.3) | 7 (10.6) | 6 (9.2) |