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There is an urgent need to address climate change and sustainability in primary education. Learners must understand the climate impacts in their own contexts, how these issues may affect them and their communities, and how action can be taken to contribute to more sustainable, equitable, just and climate-resilient societies. Policy and curriculum are key to ensuring climate change and sustainability are addressed in primary schools.
The findings from this study, which analyzes over 830 Grade 3 and Grade 6 science and social science curricula from 88 countries worldwide, indicate that accelerated efforts are needed to green curriculum in primary school settings.
Funded Case Studies
The case studies explore quality CCE approaches around the world–in schools in Iran and the United Kingdom, on Sri Lankan smallholder tea farms, on the land in a Canadian First Nation, across the Senegalese education and training system, and on trade unionists’ computers around the world. Thee case studies highlight the important role quality CCE plays in fostering hope, empowering locally-relevant climate action, building relationships with nature, supporting livelihoods, and taking policy action. Visit the interactive data platform to view summaries, reports, photos, and videos, or the digital library of completed funded case studies, and read about in-progress case studies.
Interactive Data Platform
Visualize, analyze, and access the MECCE Project’s global indicators, country profiles, and case studies data. We offer two routes to navigate the platform: policy makers, researchers, and practitioners can receive recommendations about different features that may be of interest; or access the data directly by selecting a data type. We update the platform regularly with new data and features so visit often.
Places, Communities, Stories: A case studies video
While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to quality climate communication and education (CCE), an analysis of a global series of MECCE Project case studies shows us there are shared characteristics. Learn more in our video.
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CCE Country Profiles
Created in partnership with UNESCO GEM Report, the country profiles provide insight on national CCE strategies, legal frameworks, budgets, and policy and programming. The profiles are validated by country experts, such as ACE Focal Points, and support policy coherence and peer learning through analysis of areas for policy prioritization to advance ACE progress. We have now published 80 Country Profiles of CCE in partnership with the UNESCO GEM Report. The countries covered represent all levels of climate vulnerability, income/development, and SDG regions. They are also home to 75% of the global population.
The detailed country profiles offer a comparative perspective of country progress on ACE and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Targets 4.7 and 13.3.
View the profiles on the MECCE Project’s website (below) and the GEM Report’s Profiles Enhancing Education Reviews (PEER) website.