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UNESCO Signs Countries to Citizenship Education Agenda
December 07, 2016
Two groups operating under the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) convened officials from Uganda, Colombia, Mongolia, and Cambodia for a workshop on how to advance UNESCO's Global Citizenship Education project promoting the teaching of "sustainable development" and human rights in the classroom.
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UNESCO Pushes Climate Curricula at UN Summit
December 07, 2016
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted side events and launched publications at the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, calling on countries to include climate change education and "Education for Sustainable Development" in their national curricula to encourage students to pursue more "sustainable" lifestyles.
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Corporate Group Supports Agricultural Climate Action
December 07, 2016
Nongovernmental organization Ceres has signaled the growing support of businesses for the global agenda on climate change, based on pressure and outreach from the UN and activists, with a statement from food and beverage company leaders calling for more worldwide action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural practices.
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UN Summit Concludes with Pledge of Climate "Rulebook"
December 06, 2016
The recent UN climate change summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, ended with governments promising to support the development of a global "rulebook" by 2018 to guide their policies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and with nongovernmental organizations warning of insufficient redistribution of "climate finance" to poor countries.
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UN Calls for Agriculture-Focused "Climate Finance"
December 06, 2016
Officials from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Bank expressed concern at the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, regarding the difficulty of reaching a deal with developed countries to redistribute more financing to agricultural systems in poor countries that will adapt to the future impacts of global warming.
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