SustainAware

kids & me / unslpash

Educating the Slovenian and Hungarian youth about climate change and climate change mitigation through non-formal approaches.

Background

The Slovenian and Hungarian youth is aware of climate change issues and has a generally positive attitude toward climate action. However, they are rarely engaged in actual projects. To change this, educational projects must not only focus on teaching the science behind climate change, but also on encouraging action. This can only be achieved when projects reach out to young people beyond traditional, formalized education contexts like schools. Instead, they need to adjust to their realities and means of communication.

The Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. If the world’s population would live like the population of Qatar, this day would be on Februray 11 already. (c) IMZTR

Project

To promote “climate literacy” among Central European youth, the project provides educational resources about climate change mitigation. For example, it adjusts the Ecological Footprint Calculator to the Slovenian reality. This allows young people to compare and tackle their resource demands and to transform unsustainable consumption patterns into sustainable ones. Furthermore, the implementing organizations conduct educational events on climate change: eight webinars, a summer school on climate change, and the Sustainability and Youth Climate Summit. Each format allows participants and relevant stakeholders from Central Europe to present and discuss project results. Finally, the project addresses the youth work community by developing a new competence model on climate mitigation and sustainability. Acknowledging the importance of non-formal education and communications systems, the project relies heavily on social media to disseminate the knowledge.

SustainAware Project Logo © Graphic: IMZTR

Project information

Updated: January 2021

Countries: Hungary, Slovenia

Project duration: 07/20 - 12/21

Funding: 158,638 €

Target groups: Civil Society

Implementing organisation: Institute for Youth Participation; Health and Sustainable Development (IMZTR)

Partners: Youth Network No Excuses Slovenia

Project website: sustainaware.net/

Contact Person:

Mr Tomaž Gorenc

Organisation:
Institute for Youth Participation, Health and Sustainable Development (IMZTR)

Address:
Gregorčičeva ulica 7
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Email:
tomaz.gorenc∂imztr.si

EUKI

The European Climate Initiative (EUKI):

Potsdamer Platz 10,
10117 Berlin – Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0)30 338424 570
info∂euki.de

The European Climate Initiative (EUKI):

This project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The EUKI competition for project ideas is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

For more information on the EUKI: www.euki.de

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