UNICEF and Ministry of Education Introduce Methodological Manuals for schoolteachers on Climate Change Adaptation
January 30, 2023, Ashgabat: Today UNICEF Turkmenistan in partnership with the Ministry of Education launched and handed over the new Methodological Manuals on Climate Change Adaption for schoolteachers, which are the first of its kind in Central Asia. These manuals are designed to facilitate the teaching practice by incorporating Climate Change Adaptation into the 5 environment-related subjects of primary and secondary education, such as Nature Study, Ecology, Geography, Basic Life Skills and Agriculture.
The Methodological Manuals introduce the best international practices and will expand knowledge and skills of schoolchildren and adolescents on climate change, environment protection and disaster risk reduction. The manuals were developed by the Ministry of Education, National Institute of Education together with UNICEF to further support the efforts of the Government of Turkmenistan in implementation of the Climate Change and Environment agenda.
During the event, the 5 manuals were presented to the participants, and more than 8000 copies were handed over by UNICEF to the Ministry of Education to be further distributed across the schools of Turkmenistan. More than 70 representatives of the Government, educational departments, academia, libraries across the country, as well as Young SDG Ambassadors and the media participated in this event.
“The manuals will contribute to sustainability of education system and strengthening resilience of school children to the climate change challenges. It is a great opportunity to support the nation-wide efforts on climate change adaptation, environmental and disaster risk reduction, to support awareness raising and behavior change of the schoolchildren in Turkmenistan” said Mohammad Fayyazi, UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan, in his opening remarks.
Turkmenistan was among the first countries to nationalize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Agenda 2030. In line with the SDGs agenda, specifically SDGs 4 and 13, Turkmenistan is committed to ensuring integration of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction in the education sector and strengthening resilience of the children and adolescents of Turkmenistan towards the climate change impacts.
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