Education is the key to solving climate change

Education is a decisive factor in solving the problem of climate change. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) assigns the parties to the convention the responsibility to conduct educational and public awareness campaigns on climate change and to ensure public participation in programs and access to information on this issue. Education can encourage people to change their attitudes and behaviour; it also helps them make informed decisions. In the classroom, young people can learn about the impact of global warming and learn how to adapt to climate change. Education strengthens all people, but especially motivates young people to be active. Knowing the facts helps eliminate fear of an issue that is often tinged with doom and gloom in the public arena. In this context, UNICEF tapped the minds and imaginations of children around the world to capture what it means to be a child growing up in an age of rapid climate change. ( More on www.un.org)