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Description
The outcome of the Project will be an increased awareness of pupils as well as general public about climate change mitigation and adaptation. This will be reached by theoretical education and by specific technical measures in the school premises.
Within the Project the following soft measures will be implemented:
- The subject “Environmental education” - the subject will be taught by experienced teachers educated and skilled within environmental protection,
- Peer teaching, discussions, seminars about nature protection and climate change,
- Discussions and seminars for pupils’ parents and public organised by the school. They would reflect their consumer lifestyle and follow the pupils’ example in their homes.
Soft activities will be accompanied by the following hard measures:
- Building of a system of rainwater collection which will be used for flushing the toilets,
- Building of a system of collecting the rainwater which will be used for irrigation outdoors,
- Building of a rain garden in order to demonstrate the sustainable water management in prospect of climate change,
- Placement of solar lamps in the school premises,
- Building of a wind-powered turbine to reduce the electricity consumption.
The two Slovak Project Partners are involved in the Project: The Technical University of Zvolen and Municipal forest enterprise, both participating in soft activities.
Summary of project results
The Project aimed to address following challenges in the field of climate change adaptation and mitigation:
- systematic education of students on impact of climate change and measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change with focus on drinking water, groundwater and energy savings using natural resources – rainwater, solar and wind power.
- implement hard measures on climate change adaptation being in synergy with soft educational activities to support water management and reduction of electricity consumption.
Following Project activities were implemented within the Project:
- environmental education through revision of the subject “Environmental education” for pupils and created worksheets,
- peer teaching on climate change with participation of pupils from other schools,
- installation of system for collection of rainwater which will be used for flushing the toilets
- installation of two underground retention tanks to collect rainwater from the school roof to be used for irrigation,
- building rain garden,
- installation of solar- and wind-powered turbines to reduce electricity consumption of lightening of the school premises.
Overall, 5 physical climate change responsive measures were carried out in school and school campus and more than 900 students participated the awareness raising campaign on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The Project reached more than 5,000 persons selfreporting having more climate friendly behaviour due to implemented Project activities with impact mainly on pupils as beneficiaries.