COP28 side event: The role of education and youth in supporting a sustainable future through knowledge, green skills and global citizenship education

How the EU Global Gateway is building resilient education systems: the role of education, teachers, and youth in supporting vulnerable populations for achieving a sustainable future.

The EU Global Gateway strategy is the framework for mobilizing Team Europe around sustainable connections that work for people and the planet.

The education sector is responding to climate change, as it influences human behaviour, identity and worldviews, and changes consumption patterns. Climate change is increasingly disruptive to learning, through extreme weather events, affecting access to learning for refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and host communities. 

The panel will focus on building resilient education systems to fight the consequences of climate change and the role of education in climate-related policy and planning.

Registration and Livestreaming here and on DEAR project Italian partner website: https://yes.felcos.it/

All COP28 EU side events can be found here: https://www.cop28eusideevents.eu/e/home 

Ms Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President, European Commission

Mr Amer Bukvic, Director General-Global Practice & Partnerships, Islamic Development Bank 

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Mr Edil Baisalov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, The Kyrgyz Republic

Ms Heike Henn, Director for Climate, Energy and Environment, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development BMZ

Ms Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General DG International Partnerships, European Commission

Mr Rilli Lappalainen, President, CONCORD, European Confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation

Mr Samuel Mue, Youth and SDG Leader, Kenya, African Youth Climate Assembly

Moderator: Ms Natalia Gomez Solano, Special Adviser of Youth at the European Commission

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) works on initiatives to address the socio-economic challenges faced by vulnerable and marginalised groups in IsDB Member Countries.