Learning to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change

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Learning to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change: UNESCO and Climate Change Education

While education at all levels and in both formal and informal settings is needed, instilling climate change awareness and understanding at a young age is ultimately the best way to change behaviours and attitudes. What children learn today will shape tomorrow’s world.

Over the past 30 years, UNESCO has actively contributed to building the global knowledge base on climate change. Primarily through its contribution to climate science (global ocean observation systems, assessment and monitoring) and secondarily by promoting education, capacity development, public awareness and access to information.

As lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014), the Organization plays a lead role in promoting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Climate change is one of the key action themes of the Decade, as was reaffirmed at the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development held in Bonn in April 2009.

:: Brochure on Learning to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change: UNESCO and Climate Change Education. [pdf]

UNESCO International Seminar on Climate Change Education
(Paris, 27-29 July 2009)

UNESCO is well-placed to address climate change education due to its interdisciplinary approach. At this International Seminar priority areas for action on climate change education were identified including: undertaking a review of existing educational policies and curricula; a comprehensive review and inventory of existing tools and practices; quality assurance and standard setting; and developing ways to support a “community of practice” around climate change education.

Participants recommended the creation of a climate change education knowledge hub to be coordinated by UNESCO in close cooperation with the UNFCCC as the first step to address these concerns.

:: List of participants [.pdf]
:: Report of the Seminar [.pdf]

Related links:

:: Intersectoral Platform on Climate Change (More)
:: Intersectoral Platform on Small Island Developing States (More)
:: Intersectoral Platform on Education for Sustainable Development (More)

UNESCO SC
16-10-2009




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