COP27: Schools must teach climate change studies, says Dubai Cares

COP27: Schools must teach climate change studies, says Dubai Cares

Dubai: Dubai Cares recently participated at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, calling for climate change to be integrated in curricula. The participation of Dubai Cares, a civil society organisation formally associated with the United Nations Department of Global Communications, in the event was centred on its ongoing efforts to highlight the connection between climate action and education that is also reflective of the inter-connectedness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UAE-based global philanthropic organisation’s narrative at COP27 was built on the recommendations of its ‘Framework for Global Education Transformation and the Rewiring Education for People and Planet Report’ that calls for a “whole-of-society ecosystem” approach built on cross-sectoral collaboration as crucial to leveraging education for the achievement of all SDGs. One of the report’s six “win-win” solutions, in particular, addresses climate change by asking stakeholders to adapt education systems to build climate resilience and develop “green skills”. Dubai Cares participated in a number of sessions and meetings at the event, engaging with high-level officials on ways to encourage governments around the world to integrate climate education in their national agendas, while equipping youth with green skills and involving them in decision-making by creating green