Climate Change Education in an Indian Liberal Education University
摘要
In this chapter, we document programs and initiatives in climate change education at FLAME University—a liberal education university in Pune, India. In recent times, the University offers several courses in climate change through its Environmental Studies undergraduate program. Inter- and transdisciplinary in nature, these courses emphasize documenting climate and environmental change at local and global levels through project-based learning. Guided by the thinking that it is critical for the current generation of learners to understand its implications, the University also offers an introductory course on climate change to all incoming students titled The Climate Crisis: A Citizen’s Guide to Global Warming. The significance of this is further underscored by the Centre for Sustainability, Environment, and Climate Change anchored at FLAME University that leads efforts in addressing climate change through education via Project TROP ICSU. In partnership with the International Union of Biological Science, TROP ICSU is a global project that aims to make quality climate change education accessible to all. The free-to-use TROP ICSU platform contains more than 800 teaching resources for educators of all disciplines and includes lesson plans and teaching tools that integrate climate change in the everyday teaching of all teachers. Project TROP ICSU has trained more than 1000 teachers in 11 countries. Project partners include several international science unions, national academies, research centers, and UN agencies. The chapter will describe the situated integration of these resources demonstrating a curricular response to the climate emergency. It further documents the need for climate action through education, innovative pedagogical approaches by the University and challenges, limitations, and future opportunities to mainstream climate change education in India.