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While Africa has been developing policies for sustainability, it can be argued that little is being done to address the environmental issues via its education systems. For this reason, it becomes crucial to capture the practices, perceptions and prospects for climate change education in the continent. This is consistent with an agreement reached at COP26 on “action for climate empowerment to promote youth engagement, climate education and public participation”.

This open access book presents peer-reviewed chapters that introduce the subject of climate change within formal and informal sectors of education in Africa, as key to building the capacity of current and future generations to address the most pressing global issue.

Among others, the book contends that there is a need to rethink current practices of climate change education in the continent by optimizing Indigenous knowledge systems and context-relevant pedagogies as important strategies.

Governments, civil society, and other stakeholders in Africa can draw on the rich insights captured in this book as they consider feasible approaches to resolve the current climate crisis. Explore more…