Published on Jun 14, 2024
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UNESCO’s New Tools for Greening Education
UNESCO’s New Tools for Greening Education

❖ The UNESCO has launched the Greening Curriculum Guidance (GCG) and Green School Quality Standards (GSQS) under the Greening Education Partnership.

❖ It is a practical manual providing, a common understanding of what climate education should consist of and how countries can mainstream environmental topics across curricula.

❖ Policy-makers, education ministries, educators, learners, and communities are the Target Audience.

❖ 50% of 100 countries in recent UNESCO survey have no mention of climate change in their curriculum.

❖ Around 70% of young people could not explain climate disruption.