Education Campaign for Public Servants, Students Advances Climate Action in Colombia
Summary
WRI Colombia conducted workshops and developed educational toolkits to help local government officials and teachers integrate the E2050 net-zero strategy into subnational development plans and school curricula, reaching over 100 public servants and 4,800 students.
Key insights
- WRI Colombia addressed a knowledge gap among public servants in rural and underserved regions regarding the integration of the national E2050 climate strategy into subnational development plans for 2024-2028. This effort resulted in over 100 public servants, including those from governorships and mayors' offices, incorporating E2050 priorities into these local plans.
- To expand climate education, WRI Colombia created an inclusive educational toolkit featuring a climate journal, an infographic, two games, and a storybook on carbon neutrality, with materials provided in Indigenous languages and braille. This initiative involved 299 educators from rural and underfunded public schools and provided climate education to more than 4,800 students.
Cite the original document
- APA
- World Resources Institute (2025). Education Campaign for Public Servants, Students Advances Climate Action in Colombia. https://www.wri.org/outcomes/education-campaign-public-servants-students-advances-climate-action-colombia
- Chicago
- World Resources Institute. Education Campaign for Public Servants, Students Advances Climate Action in Colombia. 2025. https://www.wri.org/outcomes/education-campaign-public-servants-students-advances-climate-action-colombia.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=Education Campaign for Public Servants, Students Advances Climate Action in Colombia |date=13 March 2025 |url=https://www.wri.org/outcomes/education-campaign-public-servants-students-advances-climate-action-colombia |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2025education, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Education Campaign for Public Servants, Students Advances Climate Action in Colombia}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://www.wri.org/outcomes/education-campaign-public-servants-students-advances-climate-action-colombia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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