The Language of the Climate (Climate Education at School. Practical Advice) Klimata valoda (Klimata izglītība skolā: praktiski ieteikumi)

The project “The Language of the Climate” elaborated school programmes of interdisciplinary practical work in geography and science lessons considering climate change as well as the inclusion of these materials into professional education programmes for teachers. The book “Climate education at school. Practical Advice” was developed. The campaign was organized for school children and included experiments (practical work) as informal education measures with the elaboration and publication of corresponding video materials on the internet, inviting young people to explore natural processes independently. The promotion of the move towards a low-carbon economy was one of the aims of the project. A reporting system of seasonal phenomena within a pre-existing nature observation system (www.dabasdati.lv) and kick-starting the observations as an example of the adaptation of wildlife was undertaken. The project was implemented with the support of the EEA Financial mechanism 2009-2014 programme “National climate policy” by the NGO “Latvian 4H club” (Latvijas Mazpulki) in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research “Bioforsk”, University of Latvia and Latvian Fund for Nature.