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Climate Justice and GCED

Application 07-14-2025 ~ 08-03-2025
Learning 08-20-2025 ~ 09-17-2025(4 Weeks)
Course ID 2025_80_CL002_2_2_1

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  • 1:1 Interaction with the Instructor

  • Downloadable Certificate
    Earn a certificate upon the completion

  • 100% Free

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About the Course

Since the 1960s, awareness of an "environmental crisis" caused by human activities has grown globally. While the myriad of problems due to environmental destruction has worsened, there is now universal consensus that “climate change” is one of the most urgent threats facing the survival of humanity. Given GCED’s vision to promote education and action to build a holistic culture of peace based on values, principles and strategies of sustainability, the “climate crisis” is hence an indispensable theme in GCED programs. This online course seeks to explain the causes and effects of climate change and clarifies alternative paradigms of “sustainable development” The role of international policy and administrative institutions to undertake climate action, such as UNFCCC and COP, will be highlighted. Drawing on critical perspectives and social movements led especially by grassroots civil society organizations and communities, the course also seeks catalyze personal and social action for climate justice

 

PRE- or CO-REQUISITE COURSE: GCED101: Introduction to GCED

Instructor

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Toh Swee-Hin (S.H.Toh)

is Professor Emeritus in Education, University of Alberta (Canada), and formerly a Distinguished Professor of University for Peace (Costa Rica) and Director of the Multi-Faith Center, Griffith University, Australia. Born in Malaysia and a Canadian/Australian citizen, he has been a high school teacher, teacher educator and social studies textbook author in the interrelated fields of education for a culture of peace, disarmament, human rights, global-local justice, intercultural understanding, sustainable futures, interfaith dialogue and global citizenship. He has contributed to several international networks/including UNESCO, Peace Education Commission, Religions for Peace, and APCEIU. His involvement with APCEIU 5 include co-author of the Feasibility Report for establishing APCEIU, membership since 2000 of APCEIU’s Advisory Committee and Governing Board, and facilitator in several Asia-Pacific and Global Capacity training workshops, curriculum, and research projects. In 2000, he was awarded the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.

 

※For any inquiries regarding taking the course, please contact GCED Online Campus administrators, gcedonline@unescoapceiu.org.

Toh Swee-Hin (S.H.Toh)
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