Public Forum on Climate Change Education

Opening Plenary

• Welcome address by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
  
  
• Keynote Speech on whole-school approaches to climate change and education by Sandy Morrison, President of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE

Plenary session 1: Climate Change Education at COP 21

• Presentation on Climate Change Education, COP21 and UNFCCC by Adriana Valenzuela, Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), UNFCCC

Plenary session 2: Promoting multi-stakeholder collaboration - Why are Partnerships important?

• Presentation on Implementing a Collaborative Learning Activity by Miki Saito, Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)
  
  
• Presentation on a Brazilian Educational Campaign on Sustainability by Luiz Cruz, ASPnet Teacher, Brazil

Plenary session 3: How climate change education can become a reality in school-settings

• Presentation on the Importance of Climate Change Education at School by Anthony Sanchez Rodriguez, Liceo Matutino Gerardo Jansen, Dominican Republic, ASPnet student

Discussion Platform for ASPnet stakeholders on how to implement Climate Change Education through a whole-school approach

Plenary session 4: Global Networking to enhance Climate Change Education in a whole-school approach: what the ASPnet can do?

• Presentation on Dominican Republic’s good practices for Global Networking by Franklin Jesus Tejeda, ASPnet Coordinator, Dominican Republic
  
  
• Presentation on UNESCO Club projects by Genevieve Decarre, ASPnet teacher, France
  
  
• Presentation on Global Sustainability: engaging students online and offline by Akihiko Noda, ASPnet Coordinator and Rose Sabanal, ASPnet teacher, Japan
  
  
• Presentation on Developing the German ASPnet and Innogrun, a Student Cooperative by Kathrin Peter, ASPnet teacher and Aaron Muller, ASPnet student, Germany
  
• Presentation on The Use of Solar Energy: Namibia’s Response to Climate Change by Caroline Strauss, ASPnet teacher, Namibia

Plenary session 5: Mainstreaming ESD and climate action through a whole-school approach

• Presentation on the Lebanese Whole-School Approach Model by Christiane Jeitani, ASPnet National Coordinator, Lebanon
  
  
• Presentation of the Guidelines for Sustainable and Climate-friendly Schools by Natalie Gibb, consultant/author 

Parallel Working Groups

• How can we align curriculum content, and teaching and learning approaches with a whole-school approach to CCE?
  
  
• What roles do school governance, school-community-parents capacity-building and partnerships play in successfully implementing a whole-school approach to CCE?
  
• How do sustainably managed school facilities and campuses support CCE?