Global Week of Climate Action
September 2019
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 September 2019 “Global Week of Climate Action: Count us in!”, by Susan Hopgood.
Susan Hopgood
Strongest hurricane in recorded history, hottest summer, unprecedented mass bleaching of the coral reef… we have grown accustomed to deal in superlatives. Since 1970, the number of natural disasters worldwide has more than quadrupled to around 400 a year. Scientists have warned us about the extreme weather phenomena climate change...
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Climate action and literacy 20 September 2019 Fridays For Future: Educators join global protest action for climate justice
At today’s Fridays For Future march, Education International stood in solidarity with students, unions and other civil society groups to demand immediate action against climate change.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2019 “Governments, Fulfil Your Promises: Make Climate Change Education Universal Now!”, by David Edwards.
David Edwards
It was a historic moment when in 2015 UN member states adopted a progressive agenda for a better world, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Central to the SDGs was the important (albeit overdue) recognition that social and economic development cannot be pursued without taking into account their environmental impact. That...
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Climate action and literacy 27 September 2019 Education unionists speak at United Nations against climate change and for SDG implementation
Education International’s leaders joined advocates from across the globe convening at the United Nations General Assembly this week, amid crises including climate change and threats of armed conflict, as well as a growing concern about progress on the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Education unionists speak at United Nations against climate change and for SDG implementation