Tag: climate change

Key takeaways and reflections from Early Childhood Education In Emergencies panel at 2023 UKFIET conference

by Priyanka Upreti | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Early Childhood, Education in Emergencies

Conflicts, crises, and climate change have resulted in the displacement of millions of children across the globe. Early childhood education and development (ECED) offers safety, security, and stability for children in crises. Despite its importance, ECED programming in emergencies is not viewed as a central pillar of humanitarian response. Read More

Conflict, crisis, climate and migration – what to expect at the UKFIET 2023 conference

by Chris Berry and Rachael Fitzpatrick | Aug 2, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference

We were thrilled to receive a high volume of excellent quality submissions for our sub-theme on conflict, crisis, climate and migration. We have a wide variety of speakers from different organisations (private sector, public sector, civil society organisations, foundations, global funds), academic institutions and geographies internationally. Read More

Conversations for Change: Response to FCDO position paper ‘Addressing the climate, environment and biodiversity crises in and through girls’ education’

by Rachel Wilder, Terra Sprague, Jo Westbrook and Ben Durbin | Feb 23, 2023 | Climate Change, Policymaking

The resounding message that emerged from the UKFIET event is that the status quo is unacceptable: education needs to change. In this blog, we welcome FCDO’s commitment to delivering this change, and offer recommendations for where more needs to be done. Read More

How the UK Government can support the learning of our 222 million friends in crisis

by Oliver Mawhinney | Sep 27, 2022 | Aid and Finance, Learning

From floods in Pakistan, conflict in Ukraine and a hunger crisis in the Sahel, the right to education is being disrupted on an unprecedented scale worldwide. 222 million children and young people affected by the horrors of war, disaster and displacement are now in urgent need of education support and… Read More

To Tackle the Climate Crisis, We Need Climate Education and Collective Leadership

by Lennart Kuntze | Sep 20, 2022 | Climate Change, Learning

The world needs many children like Abdullah—and, to this end, it needs schools and teachers who provide students with the education and space to develop the mindsets, knowledge and skills to be resilient and solutions-oriented agents in the face of climate change. Read More

Girls’ education might just save the planet!

by Safeena Husain | Jul 25, 2022 | Girls' Education

As parts of India are gripped in an extreme heatwave, I am reminded of the alarming statistic by Care International: ‘Women are 14 times more likely to die in climate related disasters than men[1]’ – a staggering fact that illustrates how the poorest women and girls, who contribute the least… Read More

What do we know about the links between girls’ education and climate and environment change?

by Camilla Pankhurst | Apr 5, 2022 | Climate Change, Girls' Education

What do we really know about the links between girls’ education and climate change in lower income countries? Read More

How looming drought is devastating education in the Somali region of Ethiopia

by Abdirizak Haybe Ali | Mar 30, 2022 | Climate Change

Looming drought is decimating the fragile lives and livelihoods of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities across the Somali region of Ethiopia, causing crop failure, livestock death, food insecurity, loss of family livelihoods and human tragedy leading to loss of life. It is also having devastating effects on education. Read More

Killing Neither Bird (But Wasting the Stone): The Conundrum of Girls’ Education and Climate Change

by Kirsty Newman | Dec 16, 2021 | Girls' Education

This blog was written by Kirsty Newman, Programme Director for the RISE Programme. It was originally published on the RISE Programme website on 19 November 2021. It is tempting...

How children’s books can help tackle the climate crisis

by Anya Cowley and Ellie Burnage | Nov 2, 2021 | Climate Change, Learning

This article was written by Anya Cowley, Global Education Policy and Advocacy Adviser, Save the Children UK and Ellie Burnage, Marketing and PR Manager at Exact Editions. It was...

Contributing to COP 26 in Glasgow

by Michael Crossley | Nov 1, 2021 | Climate Change, Policymaking

This video was produced for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow during the first week of November 2021. More information can be found on the University...

Sustainable Educational Development: Can the dots be joined up by COP26?

by Keith Lewin | Oct 25, 2021 | SDGs

This blog was written by Keith M Lewin, Emeritus Professor of International Education and Development, University of Sussex. Advocacy from the UN system for action on climate...