Climate Change Education in Teacher Preparation-Curricular and Pedagogical Approaches

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Page: 418-422

Kalyani Akalamkam (Department of Elementary Education, LSR College for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi)

Climate change is a reality and existential threat not only to humanity but to the entire Planet Earth. Climate action is one of the SDGs (Goal 13) and target 13.3 of SDG 13 outlines and reiterates the role of education in awareness, building human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation and scope for climate change education. Education plays a transformative role in not only realising the goals of ESD but also in mitigating the issues related to climate change. In this context, teacher education plays a pivotal role in empowering young people and citizens to take proactive role in mitigating climate change related issues at local and institutional levels and encouraging climate-responsive behaviour. This paper discusses the possibilities of positioning climate change education in teacher education programs and suggests various curricular and pedagogical approaches for the same.