Climate change education
Climate change education helps people understand and address the impacts of the climate crisis, empowering them with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to act as agents of change.
The international community recognizes the importance of education and training to address climate change. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement and the associated Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) agenda call on governments to educate, empower and engage all stakeholders and major groups on policies and actions relating to climate change.
Climate change education events at COP
United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP)
Conversations on climate change education for social transformation
On the road to COP 28
UNESCO and UNFCCC are launching a series of conversations on climate change education for social transformation from May to December 2023.
- On the road to COP28
Webinars organized from May to December 2023
- On the road to COP27
Webinars organized from April to November 2022
Education for sustainable development
Climate action is one of the key thematic priority of ESD for 2030, the Education for Sustainable Development’s global framework for the next 8 years. Through its programme, UNESCO has been working to make education a more central and visible part of the international response to climate change.
UNESCO Associated Schools 4 Climate
Implementing a whole-school approach to climate change: a pilot project of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet)
