Climate Change Action
Climate Action:
Create, Connect, and Contribute.
Introduction
Climate change affects natural and human systems unevenly across the world, and climate risks vary considerably over time and space.
Climate change is considered one of the most significant threats to sustainable development.
Climate change complicates the challenges faced by communities, especially those living in developing countries.
Climate action needs to be taken according to the needs of each different community.
Climate action (both mitigating and adapting actions) requires a holistic approach that combines different strategies to bring about sustained results.
Flow of lesson
Co-Create knowledge
Connecting with experts and
Contribution to climate action.
1. Co-creation of Knowledge (Week 3: 15 Jan to 19 Jan 2024)
Getting to Zero (2 periods)
This game is about understanding measures Singapore can implement to get us towards net-zero* greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Net zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere.
Scorecard for
After you have played this game consider the following questions: (1 period)
How do climate change actions create both risk and benefit?
What type of climate change action are adaptation strategies? Give one example.
What type of climate change action are mitigation strategies? Give one example.
Why are adaptation and mitigation strategies considered complementary responses?
How do climate actions that you have encountered in the game help achieve sustainable development in Singapore?
Post your answer in the pallet according to the link below:
Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, all 193 United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future” (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development, 2021).
There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs on the social, economic, and environmental fronts. The strategies to achieve these goals come from individual and community actions, businesses and governments working together, and global partnerships.
a. Can you find the number for climate action?
b. Are there other SDGs related to climate action?
2. Connecting with the expert (19 Jan 2024 2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.)
Read the following articles about climate change actions. The number of stars indicates the difficulty level. The more stars the more difficult it is
Explainer: Why you should care about Singapore's latest national climate study (Required reading) (**)
Poor and Vulnerable Countries Need Support to Adapt to Climate Change. (***)
Write down all the questions that you have after reading these articles.
Asking the expert (2 periods)
We have invited Prof Chang Chew Huang from NIE to have a Q and A. He will be in Mayflower Sec to answer all the questions you have on climate change.
Professor Chang Chew Hung works in sustainability, geography, and environmental education. His expertise is in Climate Change misconception diagnostics and improvement to geography curriculum and technology-enabled refutation-oriented instruction.
3. Contribution to climate change action
(Week 4: 22nd to 26th Jan) (3 periods)
What can you as an individual, in the school community and at the national level contribute to climate change?
