Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 6th June. UNESCO on Wednesday has launched new tools for “greening education” in classrooms, emphasized the importance of involving young people in climate crisis solutions as it marked the World Environment Day.
UNESCO conducted an analysis that revealed 47 per cent of 100 national curriculums discussed climate disruption.
It found that several of the surveyed youths could not explain climate disruption and were reportedly concerned about teaching surrounding the topic.
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO ensured that environmental education was a “priority in terms of the support which the Organization provides to its Member States.”
“Greening schools and curricula is one of the best levers to tackle climate disruption in the long-term.” Ms. Azoulay said.
“It’s time to mainstream environmental education across school subjects, at all levels of education with an action-oriented approach that helps young people understand their power to make a difference.”
UNESCO said that a new report they co-published warned that educational settings have focused more on environmental issues than on how to address them which the agency said is “failing to show learners the role they can play in tackling the climate crisis.”
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