educating to climate change

The pandemics is demonstrating the interdependence of the whole humanity, the lack of care in the control of threatening epidemics and the role of science to inform, understand and possibly cure. it is also showing the difficulties to make   rational decisions, based on available science and accepted by citizens. this on-going lesson must not be forgotten when considering the climatic or ecological transition, in order to ensure the necessary attenuation of and adaptation to climate change.  the presentation will cover the status of climate change education in international bodies such as un and ipcc, and its challenges for implementation at primary, secondary and higher levels. it will explore the current actions carried in various countries, developing as well as developed ones, in terms of curricula, teacher’s preparation and scientist’s involvement.

Educating to climate change

The pandemics is demonstrating the interdependence of the whole humanity, the lack of care in the control of threatening epidemics and the role of science to inform, understand and possibly cure. It is also showing the difficulties to make   rational decisions, based on available science and accepted by citizens. This on-going lesson must not be forgotten when considering the climatic or ecological transition, in order to ensure the necessary attenuation of and adaptation to climate change.  The presentation will cover the status of climate change education in international bodies such as UN and IPCC, and its challenges for implementation at primary, secondary and higher levels. It will explore the current actions carried in various countries, developing as well as developed ones, in terms of curricula, teacher’s preparation and scientist’s involvement.