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COP28: Green education prepares future

generations to lead climate action pathway

The roadmap is based on four key pillars: green education, green schools, green
communities, and green capacity building

Rola AlGhoul / Esraa Esmail / Muhammad Aamir, WAM (Emirates News Agency)

November 7, 2023

ABU DHABI -- Education is a key pillar in the global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development
Goals (SGDs) and address the impacts of climate change. The UAE has committed to launch a number
of educational initiatives that support these goals, including the "Green Education" initiative, which is a

platform to prepare future generations to lead the climate action path and enrich their knowledge in this
field.

In April this year, the Ministry of Education announced the launch of the Green Education Partnership
roadmap as part of the country's preparations to host the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will witness the first education pavilion in

the history of the conference.

The roadmap is based on four key pillars: green education, green schools, green communities, and
green capacity building. It has led to the launch of the Green Education Partnership in the UAE, a major

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