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Conference on Education and Climate Change, 20.11.2009, Berlin

Geschrieben von: Helge, 15.10.2009

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 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 Sustainable Development, Sweden: UN, Climate Change and
the Decade 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

· 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

· 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.

· Plenary discussion

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-15.45 Early afternoon session Examples and Experiences

· Victoria Thoresen – Hamar University College, Norway, Chair of the European
Consumer Citizenship Network (CCN) on Education: Moving in new
directions

· Eigil Larsen, The Danish Outdoor Council, Denmark: Climate Education and
Eco-Schools

14.00-14.30 Break

14.30-15.45

· Christa Henze, Dr.,University of Duisburg-Essen: Sustainable Student
Companies – A Good Example of An Education Approach to Climate
Challenges

· Magnus Johansson, Assistant Professor, Malmö University: Developing
Professional Education about Climate Change in Higher Education in
Collaboration with External Partners Through Action Research

· 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 Plenary

· Concluding discussion between representatives from the different 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.

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

The conference is free of charge. Registration is needed before 1 November at:

http://www.ambberlin.um.dk/de/menu/Aktuelles/KlimaEvents/KlimaEvents.htm

Further information

Please feel free to contact us if you have further questions regarding the conference. Contact persons: Jonas Greve Lysgaard or Katrine Dahl Madsen Danish School of Education: E-mail: jolydpu [dot] dk, or kdmadpu [dot] dk. Phone: +0045 8888 9611