COP27: Climate change education for social transformation: On the road to COP28
UNESCO Side Event at COP27
Tuesday 15 November 2022
10:00-10:45 EET
UAE pavilion in Blue Zone
Recalling Berlin Declaration on ESD (2021) which called for ‘climate action as a core curriculum component’ and Building on the commitments made by a number of countries at COP26 in Glasgow (November 2021), UNESCO launched the Greening Education Partnership during the UN Transforming Education Summit (TES) in New York (September 2022). The Partnership aims to bring together key stakeholders including Member States and International organizations to accelerate action in the 4 action areas: greening schools, greening learning by, greening capacity & readiness, and greening communities.
UNESCO, UN Resident Coordinator’s Office of UAE and UNFCCC are organising an expert panel discussion, on 15th November 2022, on the occasion of Action for Climate Empowerment Day at the UAE Pavilion. The session will showcase climate-smart educational initiatives and discuss the outcomes of a series of expert discussions on climate change education for social transformation held through ‘UNESCO-UNFCCC On the Road to COP27 webinar series’. In particular, greening schools – one of the four pillars of the Greening Education Partnership – will be discussed to prepare for the next round of expert webinar series in the lead up to COP28 in UAE.
- International; Other
- Cross-thematic/Interdisciplinary
- General
- Conference in EU/international
- Webinar
Entry created by Admin WBC-RTI.info on November 4, 2022
Modified on November 4, 2022
