Held in the margins of the 2024 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) which includes a thematic review of SDG 13 on climate action this discussion seeks to spotlight education as the critical agent to address climate change and situate climate change education at the top of the political agenda.
This event organized by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report and partners will support a movement to ensure that education is central to climate action, enhance linkages with other sectors and highlight the need for deep and substantive cross-sectoral collaboration within and outside of education to create a more sustainable, prosperous, and equitable world. It will feature inputs of representatives from different sectors of the climate change community working to harness the potential of education for the overall transformation of economies. The event will also bring the voices of youth to the forefront and their demands for climate action and climate justice in and through education.