Universities found lacking in climate change education

Universities all over the world are not doing enough in order to help society to cope with the challenges posed by climate change. This is one of the findings of the “World Climate Change Survey”, a research initiative aimed at identifying  the general level of awareness of and needs of university students about climate change in university programmes worldwide. Undertaken by the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany as part of the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP – http://www.iccip.net) the survey was targeted to university students so that first-hand information on current practice  could be gathered and reality-based suggestions could be made to address any identified problems or needs.

The results of the survey are presented as the first chapter of the newly-launched book “Universities and Climate Change” published by Springer.

The survey also points out a number of information and communication needs that exist and that should be met in order to allow a better integration of climate-related issues in the university curriculum across the world. Details on the survey and the results gathered can be accessed at: http://survey.climateonline.net/

source: climate list (IISD)