Introductory power point describing the importance of climate and science education.

2. Climate Education
• Education sectors
offer great opportunity
to combat climate
change.
• There is a clear
education agenda in
climate change, which
teaches that changing
behaviors can reduce
the dangers and
manage the hazards of
climate change.

3. Climate Change
• According to the United
Nations International Panel
on Climate Change, climate
change is progressing and
will have widespread
effects on human life and
natural systems.
• Climate change has caused
increased heat waves,
flooding, droughts, tropical
cyclones, rising sea levels,
and damage to
biodiversities.

4. Climate Change
• In the long run climate
change threatens the
physical
safety, psychological well-
being, and education of
communities.
• In terms of
education, enrollment in
schools would decrease
because children would
be kept out of school in
order to aid with family
livelihood.

5. Addressing Climate Change
• Climate change is addressed
through: mitigation and adaptation.
• Mitigationconcentrates on ways to
reduce greenhouse gas
concentrations.
• Adaptationreduces the vulnerability
of natural and human systems that
impact climate change and teach
people how to adapt to a changing
climate through adjustments in
social, ecological or economic
systems.
• Therefore, education plays a major
role in combating climate change.

6. Education and Climate Change
• Education can enable the
public to make informed
decisions and take action
against climate change.
• However, policymakers
have not fully engaged the
education sector, even
though existing climate
change frameworks could
develop education as a
mitigation and adaptation
strategy.

7. Education and Climate Change
• Presently, there are a few
mechanisms in place at
the national level to
support the development
of educational activities
within existing climate
change committees.
• However, what we lack is
a clear and coherent
articulation of how to
incorporate education
into the climate change
agenda.

8. Education and Climate Change
• Currently there are five
relevant education agendas
that aim to combat climate
change:
1. Education for All (EFA)
2. Education for Sustainable
Development (ESD)
3. The Quality Learning Agenda
4. Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR)
5. Environmental and Climate
Change Education

9. Employing Climate Education
• Climate change is the greatest
public issue of our time.
• Education plays a key role in
empowering individuals to make
informed choices and develop
behaviors that move society
towards sustainable practices.
• This work must be carried out in
partnership with the education,
climate change, risk reduction,
sustainable development and
environmental sustainability
communities.

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