PRELUDE
This week’s report consists of 26 surveys. Two of these surveys are multi-country surveys while the rest are national surveys.
The recent An Najah university survey portrays a picture of Palestinians who are rather annoyed by Hamas. This shows that Hamas is losing supporters in both Gaza and West Bank. Palestinians are also skeptical of Arab nations and think that Arab nations are also causing hindrance in reconciliation between Fateh and Hamas. The continued political instability and rift between the two major political parties has somewhat demoralized the Palestinians. But it also shows that in the next elections Fateh is going to secure the majority in both West Bank and Gaza. Palestinians feel that Hamas is delaying the reconciliation and is taking some advantage out of this delayed reconciliation agreement. These finding reveal the perception of a leadership vacuum for the Palestinians. In the absence of any definite timelines the clear inclination is towards the resolution of the rift between the two parties.
Climate change and environmental concerns have become one of the foremost concerns that people share across the globe. Several efforts have been made by civil society organizations to generate awareness in order to combat this problem. The recent BSR conference also concluded that climate change is the top priority for business sustainability efforts for the next year. The history of environmental politics also shows that U.S. has always lagged behind in combating this concern. The recent Pew Research Center survey helps in understanding U.S. policies in this regard.
In an opposing trend within the US there has been a sharp decline in the number of respondents who believe that earth is warming up. Only 57 % of Americans believe that there is solid evidence that earth is warming up, down from 71 % in the year 2008. Similarly there has also been decline in the number of respondents who think climate change is a serious problem. This decline has been across the American political spectrum with more visible sharp downward trends in independents. Nevertheless, a majority of Americans support policies that limit the emission of harmful gases. This shows that American people are still not very clear about the issue of environmental change rather they have mixed views. But keeping in view the fact that U.S. is the largest industrial state these mixed views are quite disappointing, since it depicts a low level of awareness among the American people. While people in most of other countries are highly supportive of policies to deal with environmental concerns, Americans scene in this respect seem to be either of indifference or ignorance.
---------------This week’s report consists of 26 surveys. Two of these surveys are multi-country surveys while the rest are national surveys.
The recent An Najah university survey portrays a picture of Palestinians who are rather annoyed by Hamas. This shows that Hamas is losing supporters in both Gaza and West Bank. Palestinians are also skeptical of Arab nations and think that Arab nations are also causing hindrance in reconciliation between Fateh and Hamas. The continued political instability and rift between the two major political parties has somewhat demoralized the Palestinians. But it also shows that in the next elections Fateh is going to secure the majority in both West Bank and Gaza. Palestinians feel that Hamas is delaying the reconciliation and is taking some advantage out of this delayed reconciliation agreement. These finding reveal the perception of a leadership vacuum for the Palestinians. In the absence of any definite timelines the clear inclination is towards the resolution of the rift between the two parties.
Climate change and environmental concerns have become one of the foremost concerns that people share across the globe. Several efforts have been made by civil society organizations to generate awareness in order to combat this problem. The recent BSR conference also concluded that climate change is the top priority for business sustainability efforts for the next year. The history of environmental politics also shows that U.S. has always lagged behind in combating this concern. The recent Pew Research Center survey helps in understanding U.S. policies in this regard.
In an opposing trend within the US there has been a sharp decline in the number of respondents who believe that earth is warming up. Only 57 % of Americans believe that there is solid evidence that earth is warming up, down from 71 % in the year 2008. Similarly there has also been decline in the number of respondents who think climate change is a serious problem. This decline has been across the American political spectrum with more visible sharp downward trends in independents. Nevertheless, a majority of Americans support policies that limit the emission of harmful gases. This shows that American people are still not very clear about the issue of environmental change rather they have mixed views. But keeping in view the fact that U.S. is the largest industrial state these mixed views are quite disappointing, since it depicts a low level of awareness among the American people. While people in most of other countries are highly supportive of policies to deal with environmental concerns, Americans scene in this respect seem to be either of indifference or ignorance.
The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.
Thats true, Americans only want others to do the right things and for themselves only national interest is significant.
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