Open AccessEducation for Sustainable Development as Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: A Literature Review
Author(s) -
Donna Lou E. Neri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jpair
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2244-0445
pISSN - 2012-3981
DOI - 10.7719/jpair.v7i1.151
Subject(s) - sustainability , climate change , adaptation (eye) , phenomenon , sustainable development , political science , business , environmental resource management , environmental planning , development economics , economic growth , economics , geography , psychology , ecology , neuroscience , law , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
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. Keywords - Education, sustainable development, climate change