What new climate change projects are West Bengal schools implementing?

Schools in West Bengal are implementing practical climate change projects like diorama making, poster design, comic strip creation, and DIY rainwater harvesting models.

How is West Bengal enhancing child-centric disaster management?

The state is developing child-centric disaster management policies and frameworks, emphasizing inclusive and equitable response, and creating specialized risk training for students.

What is the goal of the climate change projects in West Bengal schools?

The goal is to equip children with knowledge, skills, and values to act responsibly, protect themselves, and contribute to overcoming climate challenges through practical learning.

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West Bengal Empowers Children for Climate Change Fight

19 Feb

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Summary

Schools to integrate climate change projects into curriculum.
Booklets offer practical learning on disaster preparedness.
Policy recommendations prioritize child-centric disaster management.

West Bengal Empowers Children for Climate Change Fight

The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) has launched innovative climate change projects for schools, aiming to engage children through hands-on learning. These initiatives are designed to impart essential knowledge, skills, and values for responsible action and self-protection against climate challenges. The commission has forwarded these projects to the school syllabus committee for potential integration into textbooks.

Projects include creating landslide awareness dioramas, designing posters on climate change impacts, developing comic strips about deforestation, and building DIY rainwater harvesting models. Other activities involve photo essays on mining hazards, creative writing on climate topics, and disaster kit preparation. A 'cool-my-school' campaign is also proposed to mitigate urban climate change.