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Increasing impacts of Climate Change in Eswatini compelled Government to inform her citizens about its causes, impacts and mitigating measures. Such changes in climate affects mainly farmers and threatens sustainable future food security and the comfort of the younger generation. Hence, this study sought to explore how climate change can be integrated into Pre-Vocational Agriculture Curriculum in secondary schools in Eswatini. Five research questions were answered through a mixed method...

Health advocacy is an essential competency prescribed by many professional medical bodies tasked with fostering the development of medical trainees into well-rounded physicians. With increasing recognition of the ramifications of the negative impacts of climate change on population health, mitigation intervention is gaining traction as an important area in public health and physician's advocacy work. However, several lines of evidence show that Canadian medical training provides limited...

Climate change has become very topical because of the crisis it has caused in every part of the world. Natural disasters are fast becoming global phenomena. There are now such familiar expressions as hurricane Katrina, sunnami, and others which past generations did not know of. These words simply emphasize the dimensions wind, flood, and rains have taken in recent times. In Nigeria particularly, flooding is taking an embarrassing dimension. It now sacks communities and destroys lives and...

Since climate change education is an integral element in the increasingly urgent global approach to solving the problem of climate change, understanding perceptions of climate change among teachers in different academic institutions could play a significant role in how and to what extent institutions address the need to educate learners on this subject, specifically, and participate in other climate change mitigation strategies, in general. This study, therefore, examines teachers'...

Since climate change education is an integral element in the increasingly urgent global approach to solving the problem of climate change, understanding perceptions of climate change among teachers in different academic institutions could play a significant role in how and to what extent institutions address the need to educate learners on this subject, specifically, and participate in other climate change mitigation strategies, in general. This study, therefore, examines teachers'...

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental problems confronting the 21st century. It has impacted several systems of the economy in areas such as food availability and supply, access to basic education, natural energy, healthcare, environment, security and many other socio-economic and political arms of governance. Accurate information and awareness especially among the youths are critical to mitigating the impact of climate change. This paper assesses the perception of climate...

Abstract Background The World Health Organization deemed climate change and air pollution as the top threat to global health in 2019. The importance of climate for health is recognised by healthcare professionals, who need to be equipped to deliver environmentally sustainable healthcare and promote planetary health. There is some evidence that climate change and health is not strongly embedded in accredited master-level public health training programs and medical programs globally, however,...

Abstract Background The World Health Organization deemed climate change and air pollution as the top threat to global health in 2019. The importance of climate for health is recognised by healthcare professionals, who need to be equipped to deliver environmentally sustainable healthcare and promote planetary health. There is some evidence that climate change and health is not strongly embedded in accredited master-level public health training programs and medical programs globally, however,...

Purpose Occupants dwelling in hot climatic regions of India for a longer term are tolerable to high temperature levels than predicted by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the thermal sensations (TS) and neutral temperature of the occupants in naturally ventilated (NV) and air-conditioned (AC) classrooms of two technical institutions located in the same premises in the suburbs of Madurai. The...

Both bottom-up and top-down initiatives are essential for addressing climate change effectively. These include initiatives aiming to achieve widespread behavioral change towards reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as well as pursuing education regarding adaptation measures. While awareness of the issue of climate change is now pervasive, and actions are being taken at all levels of society, there is still much to do if international goals are to be met. Games and gamification offer one...

Acoustic discomfort can harm the process of knowledge acquisition, interfering with attention and worsening student-teacher communication.

South Africa’s private sector – under significant pressure to become energy efficient and employ sustainability principles – has long been implementing energy-saving mechanisms. Unfortunately, there seems to exist many misplaced incentives in South Africa’s public sector that prevent it from embracing energy-efficient technology. With the falling cost of LED lighting and the rising cost of electricity, however, conversions are increasingly cost-efficient. Effecting these changes are...

Thermal comfort of residential rental flats is one of the problems from the ventilation aspect considering that the planning of flats is based on natural ventilation. This article is intended to formulate an alternative to the neutral temperature equation from the equation proposed by Humphrey, Auliciem, de Dear, Nicol, and Roaf with day and night measurement times. Measurements were carried out for three weeks in a student rental apartment building, Hasanuddin University Faculty of...

Abstract Global warming and climate change are serious issues facing humanity at present and education needs to focus on including informed-decision in classroom practices. The conceptual framework used in this study has provided interconnections that influence beliefs and understandings in providing a knowledge base for making “informed-decision” among high school students. This study was conducted in three year 9 classes in two high schools in the UK and among 65 students. An inquiry...

We describe findings from an exploratory study on Greenlandic and Canadian preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) views on climate change teaching and teacher education programs. Greenland and Canada are experiencing more rapid warming than the global average. Climate resilience is thus of great importance and climate change needs to be taught to foster innovations and adaptation and to prepare young citizens to be engaged participants in policy debates about mitigation. Forty-five PSTs at the...

The threat to human health from climate change through malnutrition, disease and extreme weather conditions is substantial. Instead of being advocates for a greener planet, doctors are known to possess a large carbon footprint (CFP). Whether a trend towards a higher CFP is initiated during the formative medical student years is not known. This study aimed to estimate the CFP among medical students and to assess their knowledge and attitudes towards climate change. A descriptive,...

The threat to human health from climate change through malnutrition, disease and extreme weather conditions is substantial. Instead of being advocates for a greener planet, doctors are known to possess a large carbon footprint (CFP). Whether a trend towards a higher CFP is initiated during the formative medical student years is not known. This study aimed to estimate the CFP among medical students and to assess their knowledge and attitudes towards climate change. A descriptive,...

The study assesses the perceived impact of climate change on student teachers in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Two research questions guided the study while two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised of all the students of 2020/2021 final year Degree students of Alex Ekwueme Federal University and NCE students of Enugu State College of Education (Technical)....