Beyond Classrooms: Education as a Mechanism for Community Climate Action

This side event of the UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (UNFCCC COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, will discuss transformative community-based climate action and the importance of local solutions to global issues. It will share examples of education for sustainable development (ESD) projects implemented by the global network of Regional Centres of Expertise on ESD (RCEs).

Participation

This event will be open to all participants of UNFCCC COP27. It will be part of the Action Hub in the Blue Zone at COP27.

The event will be streamed live on the UNFCCC YouTube channel and the UNFCCC Virtual Platform (for registered delegates).

Programme

11:00– 11:03 Introduction of RCE Global Network

• Philip Vaughter (Consultant, UNU-IAS）

11:03– 11:10 Video Presentation of RCE Climate Action Projects

11:10– 11:18 RCE Bogota Project Presentation

• Diana Páez: Beginning in Bogota: How urban youth can be an engine to achieve low-carbon sustainable lifestyles

11:18–11:26 RCE Denmark Project Presentation

• David Rangan: Apprentices in sustainability: Vocational training in wood as an element of sustainable construction methods

11:26–11:36 Q&A

11:36–11:39 Final Reflections

11:39–11:40 Closing