Conference on Education and Climate Change
19-10-2009
Conference on Education and Climate Change
Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2009
In
cooperation with The Danish School of Education/Aarhus University and
the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin invites researchers, public officers
and NGOs from the Baltic Sea Region of Europe to a one-day conference
on education and climate change.
During this time of rapid
changes concerning both education and climate, promotion of strategies
and practice that address the question of sustainable development
within all types of education is of highest importance.
The
conference takes place only few weeks prior to the global COP 15
conference on climate change in Copenhagen, December 2009 and aims at
bringing agents involved in sustainable development and education in
the Baltic Sea region together in order to present and discuss the
latest developments, research, experiences, needs, new initiatives and
suggestions for next steps within this field.
This will happen by a combination of key note speeches, short presentations, roundtable-discussions and panel-debates.
Detailed program
9.00
Registration
9.30-12.00
Morning session Climate change, Societal challenges and the Role of Education
- Carl Lindberg, Member of the UNESCO high level panel for the Decade for Education for Sustianable Development, Schweden: UN, CLimate Change and the Deacade for Education for Sustainable Development: What is needed?
- Dieter Gross, Senior Consultant: Sustainable Future Instructions (SFI), Spokesman for ESD (VDSG, e. V), Germany: Barriers and Deficits with Implementing ESD – An Analysis for Isolating efficient Strategies to cope with Global Changes
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Jeppe Læssøe, Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark: Climate Change and Education for Sustainable Development: The Response from Education - Presentation of Results and Recommendations from a Global Comparative Study
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David Selby, Adjunct Professor, Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. And Director Sustainability Frontiers – Climate Change and the Needed Transformation of Education. Points from a recently published book on climate change and Education.
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Plenary discussion
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-15.45
Early afternoon session Examples and Experiences.
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Victoria Thoresen – Hamar University College, Norway, Chair of the European Consumer Citizenship Network (CCN) on Education: Moving in new directions
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Eigil Larsen, The Danish Outdoor Council, Denmark: Climate Education and Eco-Schools
14.00-14.30 Break
14.30-15.45
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Christa Henze, Dr., University og Duisburg-Essen: Sustainable Student Companies – A Good Example of An Education Approach to Climate Challenges
- Magnes Johansson, Assistant Professor, Malmö University: Developing Professional Education about Climate Change in Higher Education in Collaboration with External Partners Through Action Research
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Sarah Lubjuhn, Phd Student, University of Duisburg-Essen: Reaching people with climate-friendly lifestyle messages via Entertainment-Education (E-E) – Best practice examples and critical reflections from E-E projects in Germany
15.45-16.00 Break
16.00-17.00
• Agora: The Audience exchange experiences and
discuss questions written on flipovers. Points are
noted on below the questions and will be further
explained and discussed during a concluding plenary.
17.00-17.30
• Concluding dissussion between representatives from
the differents fields of research, NGO´s and public
administration on key challenges and next steps.
• Questions, comments and suggestions from the
audience.
Language:
The conference language is English.
Registration:
The conference is free of charge.
Registration is needed before 1 November 2009.
Click "Sign Up" at the top of the page.
Place:
The
conference will take place in the vicinity of the beautiful Nordic
Embassies close to Tiergarten, in the cultural hub of Berlin.
Address:
Pan Nordic Building
Rauchstraße 1
D-10787 Berlin
Web: www.nordicembassies.org
www.daenemark.org
Further information:
Please feel free to contact us if you have further questions regarding the conference.
Contact persons:
Jonas Greve Lysgaard, Katrine Dahl Madsen Danish School of Education: E-mail: joly@dpu.dk or kdma@dpu.dk
Phone: +0045 8888 9611