Climate Literacy
Time is running out for millions of people losing their lives, homes and livelihoods to climate change. Education can encourage people to change their attitudes and behaviour; it also helps them to make informed decisions on climate change and the environment. In the classroom, young people can be taught the impact of global warming and learn how to adapt to climate change.
1. Resources from Climate Literacy Project funded by European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme include climate literacy modules, teaching resources and mobile app. Learn more about the research project and explore the resources at Climate Literacy.
2. The One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership, also known as UN CC: Learn, is a collaborative initiative of 36 multilateral organizations working together to help countries build the knowledge and skills they need to take action on climate change. These include better climate literacy and other crucial skills to tackle this challenge.
UN CC: Learn provides guidance and quality learning resources to support people, governments and businesses to understand, adapt, and build resilience to climate change. UN CC: Learn is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and UN Partners.
3. The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinate US federal research and investments in understanding the forces shaping the global environment, both human and natural, and their impacts on society.
USGCRP provide a gateway to authoritative science, tools, and resources to help people and organizations manage risks and respond to changing environmental conditions.
Resources for educators provided by USGCRP can be found here.
Education empowers all people but especially motivates the young to take action. Knowing the facts helps eliminate the fear of an issue that is frequently coloured by doom and gloom in the public arena.