Climate change educational resources for students launched
View(s):Marine scientists from the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have joined the Central Environment Authority of Sri Lanka, the Education Ministry and the British High Commission in Colombo to launch a series of climate change educational resources for schoolchildren in Sri Lanka.
An initial launch event was held at Nalanda College, Colombo on July 31 to hand over the climate change educational materials to primary and secondary schoolchildren.
The event saw participation from British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Andrew Patrick, CEA Chairman Venura Fernando, Charlotte Reeve from Cefas, UK and CEA Deputy Director General of the Environment Education and Awareness Division M Sivakumar.
The production of the school resource has been fully-funded by the UK Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) and the work spanned two years, involving a highly-skilled team of graphic designers and animators in Sri Lanka, the British High Commission said.
The result is a series of animated videos and booklets that bring to life the science and facts behind climate change.
Two separate resource packs were produced, each targeting children from junior and senior schools, to ensure that the content and format was age appropriate. Four separate lessons were compiled as part of each pack, covering the science behind climate change, the importance of the oceans, climate risks to the marine environment, and options for climate action.
The lessons include real-life examples from Sri Lanka’s own marine ecosystems and species, and each video and booklet were edited as three separate language versions translated in English, Sinhala and Tamil. The spirit guiding the scientists and designers was one of inclusion, accessibility and climate awareness, while trying to make science exciting and promoting respect and celebration of the oceans. Through the OCPP, Sri Lanka and the UK are collaborating to tackle the three key challenges of marine biodiversity, marine pollution and sustainable seafood.
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