Education for Sustainable Development as Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: A Literature Review

• Main Author: Donna Lou E. Neri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Philippine Association of Institutions for Research, Inc., 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2012-3981; 2244-0445; 10.7719/jpair.v7i1.151
• Keywords: education; sustainable development; climate change; Social Sciences; H; Education; L
• Source: JPAIR, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 15-37 (2012)

The World Health Organization (2003) stated that there is growing evidence that changes in the global climate will have profound effects on the well-being of citizens in countries throughout the world. The "business as usual" frame of mind in dealing with this phenomenon is no longer feasible. Rather, there is a great need for a "sense of urgency" to empower and actively involve every individual to adapt and to mitigate the worsening of climate change. A great number of studies show that the leadership of the educational system in developed countries for more than 2 decades has been successful in promoting environmental sustainability. Some of these studies are reviewed and documented in this paper so that vulnerable countries may learn and benchmark from their experiences.