Act for the climate. Initiatives to raise environmental awareness in schools in the communes of Brwinów and Michałowice in partnership with Sandgerdi Elementary School, Iceland

Project facts

Project promoter:
Commune Brwinów(PL)
Project Number:
PL-CLIMATE-0033
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€992,068
Donor Project Partners:
Sandgerdi Elementary School(IS)
Other Project Partners
Commune of Michałowice(PL)

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Description

Climate change is a threat to sustainable development. It is expected that the effects of climate change, such as floods, violent storms, urban heat islands, smog, thermal inversions, disrupting air circulation and droughts will intensify even more. According to the SPA 2020, there is a need to implement measures to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience to climate change. The project is a response to the above-mentioned challenges. 

The project aims to broaden the knowledge of the school community and residents of Brwinów and Michałowice communes about climate change (including: problems related to it, its effects and ways of mitigating and adapting to them) by implementing adaptation and mitigation measures at schools, as well as related educational and information activities. Students will take an active part in the project 

Implementation of the project will contribute to broadening the school communities'' knowledge of climate change (problems related to it, its effects and the ways of mitigating and adapting to them). 

The main recipients o f the project are students aged 6-19 and teachers from seven schools in Poland and one school in Iceland, as well as residents of Brwinów and Michałowice municipalities.  

The partnership will contribute to building a network of connections and trust. The partners will draw on their knowledge, experience and know-how, which will create a synergy effect, ensuring the effective implementation of the project objectives. There will be: institutional and personnel strengthening; cooperation between teaching staff and students; exchange of didactic, educational and cultural experiences; learning about a different education system; strengthening linguistic, professional and intercultural competences; carrying out educational tasks beyond school education. 

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