Chapter 15 Education: Climate Change Issues in Education Sectors: An environmental entry point of risk reduction

Abstract

According to the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2007), 11 out of the last 12 years have been the hottest on record since 1850. It is also estimated that the average global surface temperature from 1850–1899 to 2001–2005 has increased by 0.76°C. Global sea level increased at an average rate of 1.8mm per year over the period 1961–2003 and, over the 20th century, sea levels rose by 0.17m. Since the middle of 20th century, human activities have contributed to global warming, a phenomenon that is expected to continue at an increasingly faster rate in the 21st century if there is no effort to address it.

Citation

Shaw, R. and Tran, P. (2012), "Chapter 15 Education: Climate Change Issues in Education Sectors: An environmental entry point of risk reduction", Shaw, R. and Tran, P. (Ed.) Environment Disaster Linkages (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 285-316. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2012)0000009021