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Read about the successful World Climate Teach-In Day in Ébolowa, Cameroon in
english or
french.
Universities and schools from a total of 88 countries downloaded climate lectures provided by this year's World Climate Teach-In Day. To date, more than 45,000 students have potentially been informed through the dedicated lectures which had been downloaded more than 1,600 times. Next year's Climate Teach-In Day will be dedicated to "Climate Change in Africa".
Free download of our World Climate Teach-In Day poster
here!
Want a hardcopy for your school or university? Please e-mail a short note with your full contact data to:
klima@ls.haw-hamburg.deUNEP's Achim Steiner asks students worldwide to look hard at the facts, look hard at the challenges but above all concentrate on the opportunities that climate change provides. Watch his
video.
The event will consist of lectures on different aspects of climate change prepared by reknowned experts in the field. The lectures will be prepared in a way that allows the contents to be understood by secondary school and university students.
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Climate Change Studies Library
In the context of "World Climate Teach-In Day" a Climate Change Studies Library has been established. This is a one-stop site where information on studies and reports are available and can be downloaded. This site will facilitate access to information on research and studies on climate change and allows contacts with the agencies performing such studies, hence increasing accessibility and know-how transfer.
"Interested persons/organisations are kindly invited to apply with their studies/reports for incorporation in the website (info@world.climateday.net)."
The documents are available in a "category view" and a "alphabetical view".
Category 1: Technical elements related to climate change
Category 2: Climate Change and Society
Category 3: Economics and Climate Change
Category 4: Political and policy aspects of climate change
Category 5: Education and Awareness-raising on climate change