Innovative approaches to climate education among adolescents and youths in Eastern and Southern Africa
Climate Action & Justice Climate Adaptation & Resilience Climate Change
气候行动与正义 气候适应与复原力 气候变化
In preparing this research, I utilized Microsoft CoPilot and Claude AI (developed by Anthropic) as productivity, ideation and supporting tools including for brainstorming and structuring research ideas, summarizing background material, drafting and editing text, and assisting with technical tasks.
在准备这项研究时，我利用 Microsoft CoPilot 和 Claude AI（由 Anthropic 开发）作为生产力、构思和支持工具，包括集思广益和构建研究想法、总结背景材料、起草和编辑文本以及协助完成技术任务。
In accordance with the Brookings Institution’s Provisional Principles for the Use of Generative AI, all AI-assisted outputs were reviewed and validated for accuracy, integrity, and alignment with applicable quality and research standards.
根据布鲁金斯学会的生成式人工智能使用临时原则，所有人工智能辅助输出都经过了审查和验证，以确保其准确性、完整性以及与适用的质量和研究标准的一致性。
Full intellectual and ethical responsibility for the findings, conclusions, and integrity of this work remains with the author.
作者对本文的发现、结论和完整性承担全部智力和道德责任。
Education is one of the most powerful levers for shaping a climate-resilient future.
教育是塑造气候适应型未来的最有力杠杆之一。
Across Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), climate shocks are no longer distant threats; they are daily realities disrupting learning, deepening inequalities, and eroding opportunities for young people.
在东部和南部非洲（ESA），气候冲击不再是遥远的威胁；它们是日常生活中的现实，扰乱了学习，加深了不平等，并侵蚀了年轻人的机会。
At the same time, education systems hold immense potential to equip adolescents and youths with the knowledge, skills, and agency to adapt, innovate, and lead solutions for their communities and the planet.
与此同时，教育系统拥有巨大的潜力，可以为青少年提供知识、技能和机构，以适应、创新和领导社区和地球的解决方案。
This resource is the product of a two-year collaborative research effort led by CARE Zimbabwe and the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at the Brookings Institution, in close partnership with seven organizations working at the intersection of education and climate change.
该资源是 CARE 津巴布韦和布鲁金斯学会普及教育中心 (CUE) 领导的为期两年的合作研究成果，与七个致力于教育和气候变化交叉领域的组织密切合作。
Together, we sought to answer a pressing question: how can schools and communities transform climate education from abstract concepts into practical, empowering experiences for adolescents and youths?
我们共同努力回答一个紧迫的问题：学校和社区如何将气候教育从抽象概念转变为为青少年提供实际、赋权的体验？
Our approach was grounded in evidence and action—embedding research within active programs in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe and listening to the voices of those most affected: young people, educators, and local stakeholders.
我们的方法以证据和行动为基础——将研究纳入肯尼亚、马拉维、卢旺达、南非和津巴布韦的现行项目中，并倾听受影响最严重的人的声音：年轻人、教育工作者和当地利益相关者。
The results yielded several clear findings.
结果得出了几个明确的发现。
Adolescents and youths across the region are deeply aware of climate change and are eager to act, but they face barriers such as access, resources, and opportunity.
该地区的青少年深刻认识到气候变化并渴望采取行动，但他们面临着获取、资源和机会等障碍。
Teachers are committed but constrained by limited training and materials.
教师们很投入，但受到有限的培训和材料的限制。
Ministries and partners are advancing climate education policy frameworks, yet implementation gaps persist.
各部委和合作伙伴正在推进气候教育政策框架，但实施差距仍然存在。
This study explored these realities and thus responds with practical, context-relevant strategies—from low-tech activities like climate clubs, drama, and school gardens to medium- and high-tech options such as WhatsApp microlearning and online Eco-Schools courses of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
这项研究探讨了这些现实，并因此以实用的、与环境相关的策略做出回应——从气候俱乐部、戏剧和学校花园等低技术活动，到 WhatsApp 微学习和环境教育基金会 (FEE) 的在线生态学校课程等中高科技选项。
1 It also provides guidance for teacher professional development, policy engagement, and a 90-day road map to build momentum.
1 它还为教师专业发展、政策参与和建立势头的 90 天路线图提供指导。
Overall, the toolkit posits that adolescents and youths are ready to learn and act when education is experiential, culturally resonant, and resourced at least at a basic level.
总体而言，该工具包认为，当教育至少在基础层面上具有体验性、文化共鸣性和资源性时，青少年就做好了学习和行动的准备。
It must connect knowledge to action, link classrooms to communities, and empower young people as agents of change.
它必须将知识与行动联系起来，将课堂与社区联系起来，并赋予年轻人作为变革推动者的权力。
This is not only an educational imperative; it is a moral and developmental one.
这不仅是教育的当务之急，也是教育的当务之急。这是一种道德和发展方面的问题。
By equipping adolescents and youths with climate literacy and green skills, we invest in resilience, equity, and hope for generations to come.
通过为青少年提供气候知识和绿色技能，我们投资于韧性、公平性和子孙后代的希望。
Schools are the most trusted anchor for climate change education, but their effectiveness rises sharply with simple technologies, teacher support, and community linkages.
学校是气候变化教育最值得信赖的锚点，但通过简单的技术、教师支持和社区联系，学校的有效性会大幅提高。
A practical pathway to scale—especially in low-connectivity settings—combines clubs, play-based pedagogy, local media, and gardens or nurseries with periodic drills and policy literacy while progressively strengthening teacher capacity, infrastructure, and access to curated, offline-first content.
一种实用的规模化途径——尤其是在低连接环境中——将俱乐部、基于游戏的教学法、当地媒体、花园或托儿所与定期演习和政策素养结合起来，同时逐步加强教师能力、基础设施和对精心策划的线下优先内容的访问。
This resource invites educators, policymakers, development partners, and adolescent and youth leaders to use this toolkit as a springboard for collaboration and scale to collectively transform schools into hubs of climate action and ensure that every learner has the opportunity to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
该资源邀请教育工作者、政策制定者、发展合作伙伴以及青少年和青年领袖使用该工具包作为合作和规模的跳板，共同将学校转变为气候行动中心，并确保每个学习者都有机会在快速变化的世界中茁壮成长。
CARE Zimbabwe and the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution wish to express their thanks to the LEGO Foundation for their generous support of this work.
CARE 津巴布韦和布鲁金斯学会普及教育中心对乐高基金会对这项工作的慷慨支持表示感谢。
Brookings recognizes that the value it provides in its absolutely commitment to quality, independence, and impact.
布鲁金斯学会认识到其对质量、独立性和影响力的绝对承诺所提供的价值。
Activities supported by its donors reflect this commitment.
捐助者支持的活动反映了这一承诺。
This work would not have been possible without the dedication and expertise of our collaborative research partners (listed in the report) whose commitment to advancing climate education for adolescents and youths enriched every stage of this process.
如果没有我们的合作研究伙伴（在报告中列出）的奉献和专业知识，这项工作就不可能完成，他们致力于推进青少年的气候教育，丰富了这一过程的每个阶段。
We acknowledge the contributions of everyone who played a role in shaping and advancing this research project, including program teams, data collectors, and expert reviewers.
我们感谢在制定和推进该研究项目中发挥作用的每个人的贡献，包括项目团队、数据收集者和专家评审员。
We are profoundly appreciative of the stakeholders in all five countries for their guidance and collaboration, as well as the study participants—adolescents, youths, teachers, parents, and community members—whose voices and experiences form the foundation of this toolkit.
我们非常感谢所有五个国家的利益相关者的指导和合作，以及研究参与者——青少年、教师、家长和社区成员——他们的声音和经验构成了该工具包的基础。
Their insights have shaped practical strategies that connect classrooms to communities and knowledge to action.
他们的见解塑造了将课堂与社区、知识与行动联系起来的实用策略。
The Brookings Institution is committed to quality, independence, and impact.
布鲁金斯学会致力于质量、独立性和影响力。
We are supported by a diverse array of funders .
我们得到了众多资助者的支持。
In line with our values and policies , each Brookings publication represents the sole views of its author(s).
根据我们的价值观和政策，布鲁金斯学会的每份出版物均代表其作者的唯一观点。
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