Education

Education seeks to achieve profound, long-term changes in understanding, particularly among the young. Developing educational curricula and materials can be expensive and difficult. However, the results of a successful programme can be enormous: a population whose deep-seated appreciation of the climate challenge challenge leads to greater national action and commitment. The sources under this section can provide expertise, draft curricula and other support to governments and institutions committing to improving climate change education.

Most recently added Education programmes / initiatives

Added	Title	Description	Country
30 Oct 2009	Good Practices publication from the European Workshop on Article 6 of the Convention - Stockholm 2009	A publication providing a comprehensive listing of Good Practises compiled from the European Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the Convention (Education, more>>	Sweden
27 Oct 2009	CarboSchools Website	CarboSchools links researchers from several leading carbon science laboratories in Europe with secondary schools. In these partnerships, young Europeans conduct experiments on the impact of greenhouse gases and learn about climate research and the more>>
21 Sep 2009	Dickson College COP15 Course	Climate Change and Sustainability Education In an effort to promote the importance of experiential learning and theory-based learning for sustainable education, the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education at Dickinson College in more>>	United States of America
14 Sep 2009	Sandwatch website	Sandwatch seeks to modify the lifestyle and habits of children, youth and adults on a community-wide basis and to develop awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. It is an educational process more>>
31 Aug 2009	The African Carbon Trust (ACT)	The African Carbon Trust (ACT) is a stand-alone, registered non-profit organisation that aims to address the need for Africa to mitigate and adapt to the risks of climate change and unsustainable resource use. We intend to do this by leveraging more>>	South Africa

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