Protecting education systems against the impact of climate change – COP 27 side event
A student standing next to a handwashing station built thanks to GPE funds at ECOFO Bumwe in Bujumbura, Burundi. June 9, 2022.
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The changing climate is threatening children’s right to quality education and their achievement of essential learning and well-being outcomes. Climate-related extreme events disrupt education through school closures for millions of children each year.
The Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector (GADRRRES) is organizing a side event at COP27 that will highlight the recently launched Comprehensive School Safety Framework as an effective climate adaptation solution to protecting education systems.
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Washington / 17:00 - 18:00 Cairo
Speakers:
- Inger Ashing, CEO, Save the Children International
- Mukhtar Halilu, GPE Youth Leader, Nigeria
- David Knaute, Climate Change and Education Consultant, UNESCO
- Christa Joy Burton, Department of Environment, Antigua and Barbuda
- Marc Fancy, Executive Director, Prudence Foundation
- Charles North, Acting CEO, GPE
- Jerry Velasquez, Director for Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
To attend the event in person, please ensure you have registered for access to the Green Zone
A student standing next to a handwashing station built thanks to GPE funds at ECOFO Bumwe in Bujumbura, Burundi. June 9, 2022.
Credit:
GPE/Ingomag