Climate Box as Russia’s contribution to the world’s climate agenda
On 29 June the regional conference “Education and Awareness for Climate Action in Europe and Central Asia” was launched. For two days the representatives of education ministries, schools, students and youth from Europe and the CIS countries will discuss regional approaches to climate education, success stories, achievements and innovative climate projects implemented in different schools and communities across the region, and will share recommendations and views on future work on climate education and awareness.
The regional conference is the final event of the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) regional climate education initiative “Climate Box” implemented since 2015. The “Climate Box” toolkit includes comprehensive materials and teaching tools on climate change designed for primary and secondary school children. It is available in 14 languages, including Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish, as well as in the local languages of the partner countries. Over the years of project implementation, the toolkit outreached over 85,000 school students and 4,000 teachers and has evolved into a comprehensive climate education programme implemented in education institutions of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. To learn more about the programme and to explore the toolkit please visit http://climate-box.com.
The initiative has been implemented with financial support of the Russian Federation and is one of 11 “Climate Window” projects financed through the Russia-UNDP Trust Fund for Development. The “Climate Window” is Russia’s contribution to the world’s climate agenda supporting initiatives on the mitigation of climate change impacts and support of the adaptation measures, including improving energy efficiency in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, capacity building to fight forest fires in Armenia, fostering climate resilience in Tajikistan, strengthening sustainable water planning and management in Santiago de Cuba and others. As of today, the funding for “Climate Window” projects amounts to US$10 million.