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United Nations • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Education Cannot Wait #HLFC2023 Day 2: Climate Change and Education in Crises

Education Cannot Wait (ECW)
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The rapid and intensifying climate crisis threatens children and adolescent’s rights to education and often compounds existing emergencies. This conversation discussed the role of children and youth in responding to climate emergencies as well as the critical role that education systems play in an effective response to climate change, including through ECW’s First Emergency Response. Moderator Ms. Folly Bah Thibault Host and Broadcast Journalist, Al Jazeera; Founder and President, Elle Ira A L’Ecole Foundation Kesso Bah Speakers Pedro Child Delegate, Colombia Nafisa Child Delegate, Nigeria H.E. Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Pakistan Ms. Birgitte Lange CEO, Save the Children Norway Mr. Gregorius "Yoris" L. Indonesia Representative, Youth for Education in Emergencies (Youth4EiE) Global Youth Panel Dr. Heike Kuhn Head of Division, Education, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Ms. Farrah Youth Representative, Transform Education hosted by UNGEI, Pakistan More on this session: https://www.ecwhlfc2023.org/event/35c... ...more
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Education Cannot Wait #HLFC2023 Day 2: Climate Change and Education in Crises
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326Views
2023Feb 24
The rapid and intensifying climate crisis threatens children and adolescent’s rights to education and often compounds existing emergencies. This conversation discussed the role of children and youth in responding to climate emergencies as well as the critical role that education systems play in an effective response to climate change, including through ECW’s First Emergency Response. Moderator Ms. Folly Bah Thibault Host and Broadcast Journalist, Al Jazeera; Founder and President, Elle Ira A L’Ecole Foundation Kesso Bah Speakers Pedro Child Delegate, Colombia Nafisa Child Delegate, Nigeria H.E. Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Pakistan Ms. Birgitte Lange CEO, Save the Children Norway Mr. Gregorius "Yoris" L. Indonesia Representative, Youth for Education in Emergencies (Youth4EiE) Global Youth Panel Dr. Heike Kuhn Head of Division, Education, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Ms. Farrah Youth Representative, Transform Education hosted by UNGEI, Pakistan More on this session: https://www.ecwhlfc2023.org/event/35c...

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Education Cannot Wait (ECW)

2.1K subscribers