The decades-long debate over climate change is unfairly impacting the world’s younger generation. In most African setups, the land remains a valuable asset that youth inherit from the older generation. However, in recent days, youths are not only inheriting the massive and unprecedented problem of climate change but also a massive amount of degraded landscapes. Without the right education on land restoration, youths have been left stranded, not knowing what to do with the unfortunate inheritance.
With the degraded landscapes, climate, and biodiversity crisis a lot of collectivism is needed to cushion communities and reduce the level of suffering, social and economic instability, and environmental devastation. This can only work when communities have the knowledge and the youthful generation grasps sustainable and environmental literacy.
Never before have the youth had such awareness of what is happening to the planet, and the power to do something about that. But the biggest problem lies in if the youth are well equipped with the needed tools to act.
Today, there is no more powerful transformative force than quality education. It is an indispensable part of the development equation, promoting human dignity, fostering sustainability, and eradicating poverty.
Education for sustainable development ESD is increasingly recognized as playing a central role in empowering learners of all ages to positively respond to local and global challenges and act in a more peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable manner.
When the computer revolution started back in the 90s every world leader and government jumped into the space to equip their learners with the required knowledge to use computers which today has led to massive job creation and a lot of advancement. With the benefits we are all enjoying as a result of embracing computer knowledge we need to shift our focus into transiting and introducing climate literacy and environmental knowledge to our young generation for a smooth transition into the Green economy.
To prepare our youth for a new field, we must make sure every child is educated on the climate crisis and has the tools to address the issues. Young people’s imaginations are vital in tackling climate change
Why does climate literacy matter and what role should Heads of schools play?
Climate education unlocks efforts towards sustainable consumerism and the creation of environmentally friendly goods and services while providing a building block towards supporting entrepreneurship and ensuring purposeful employment opportunities. climate and environmental literacy should be given the same importance as any core subject like mathematics, science, or history.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is increasingly recognized as playing a central role in empowering learners of all ages to positively respond to local and global challenges and act in a more peaceful, just, inclusive, and sustainable manner.
There is no more powerful transformative force in the world today than quality education. It is an indispensable part of the development equation, promoting human rights and dignity, helping to eradicate poverty, fostering sustainability, and building a better future for all. It empowers people to determine their destiny. In our world of nearly eight billion people with finite
natural resources, individuals and societies have to learn to live together, taking responsible actions in the knowledge that not only do they impact people in other parts of the world, but have profound implications for future generations
Climate education is now imperative. It’s time to step up. It’s time to make a change.
African youth are affected by climate change but are not yet on the frontline in the fight against it. Government, civil society, private sectors, parents, and children all have a role to play in defending the planet. Climate change is among the greatest challenges on our planet today, and we need to come together and fight the problem as