Communicating Climate Change & Environment?

Why Climate Education is

Important?
 Education is an essential element of the global

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response to climate change. It helps young
people understand and address the impact of
global warming, encourages changes in their
attitudes and behavior and helps them adapt
to climate change-related trends…
GOALS OF CLIMATE EDUCATION:

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Climate change education has various goals, which
include understanding the basic science of climate and
climate change; supporting informed decision making by
individuals, organizations, and institutions; behavior
change; and stewardship where appropriate—all of
which are often summarized under the term “climate
literacy.” The ultimate goal is sometimes stated as
positive impacts on the climate, mostly in terms of
stabilizing and mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases,
but increasingly also including the increased capacity to
adapt to the consequences of climate change.
Environmental Education aims to provide
individuals with the skills needed to work
individually and collectively toward solutions to
current environmental problems and to prevent
future ones. From this perspective, the goals of
environmental education are to foster
awareness and concern about economic, social,
political, and ecological interdependence in
urban and rural areas; to enhance the
knowledge, values, attitudes, commitment, and
skills needed to protect and improve the
environment; and to create new patterns of
behavior toward the environment.
Thank you for your
attention…