The teaching profession is on the frontline in addressing the challenges of climate change. As today’s children will very likely live the whole of their lives with climate change, it makes sense that they should be prepared for this future. UN CC:Learn has a mission to build climate change literacy at a global level and is looking for ways to empower teachers and students to better understand the issues and become part of the solution.

In particular, UN CC:Learn offers a series of free e-learning resources on climate change and green economy. These are based on official UN content and available in different languages. Course results in an official UN CC:Learn certificate for those who pass. By completing any one of these courses, your journey has begun in becoming a champion for climate change in your family, your school and your community.

On 3^rd March 2022, UN CC:Learn and the Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA) brought together 85 teachers from different corners of the world to discuss the importance of promoting climate change education at the first online UN CC:Learn Lab for Teachers.

The event was divided into three main parts – introduction, group discussion and presentation of resources – and received the support of 4 teachers who had previously worked with UN CC:Learn. During the discussions, the groups split according to the grade they teach (Primary, Secondary, High School and University) brought up interesting topics, such as the challenges of teaching climate change to people with special needs, the materials they use to teach about climate change and how climate change education is integrated into their educational systems. 

After a debrief session with key takeaways of each group discussion, the UN CC:Learn team walked the audience through relevant UN and UN CC:Learn resources that can be useful for educators willing to integrate climate change education into their classes and then invited three teachers to speak about their experiences with UN CC:Learn resources and activities.

You can read the full article here, where you can also get information about the relevant UN resources for teachers.

Date: Similar sessions with UN CC:Learn will be held throughout 2022, so stay alert for our updates!

Target audience: school teachers, university professors and educators

Lab Lead: Christina Rekakavas, UNITAR