CLIMATE REFUGEES

 Hi everyone, 

Today I want to share with you an interesting article I have just come across with. The article deals with some islanders living in the North Coast of Australia who have filed a court claim against the Australian government for not taking sufficient actions to prevent climate change from harming their local area and, thus, their living.

What is interesting is that some years ago the environmental group Ugenda Foundation did the same against the government of the Netherlands for not doing enough to protect Dutch citizens from climate change, and the Dutch Supreme Court finally ruled that the goverment had to cut carbon emissions faster than planned. According to the Suprome court, the government can be held legally accountable for not taking enough actions to stop a forseeable harmful situation.

Pretty interesting, isn't it? Click on the photo below to read the article: 

Photo by Srikant Sahoo on Unsplash

ARE NATIONS LOBBYING TO CHANGE CLIMATE REPORTS?

 Hi there, 

You might be shocked (although probably not 100% surprised) to read this article. There's so much focus on what we, the individuals, can do to help the environment, that we might overlook that unless politicians and industry leaders change their outloook, it may all be for nothing. We can only hope that environmental issues become vote changing policy (like in Germany in the last elections), so that this issue is seriously addressed.

Click on the image to read the article

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

 Here's a link to a videon on Global Citizenship education from the UNESCO:

It's important to instill in students the skills, values, attitudes and behaviours to 'live together', as stated by the UNESCO. Hope you enjoy the video!

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

 Here is a link to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Getting students to take an interest in helping save our planet is a given:

DON'T ASK WHERE I'M FROM, ASK WHERE I AM A LOCAL

 In this video Taiye Selasi talks about her identity. It's a real eye opener and shows that what is important is where we live and not so much where we come from.

Hope you'll find her talk interesting and worthy of your reflections. Click on the image below: