According to the statement made by the Ministry, preparations for the events to be held by the Ministry of National Education in the Blue Zone and Green Zone within the scope of COP31 are continuing.
With the programs to be held during the conference, the role of education in the fight against climate change, the participation of children and young people in climate action, the empowerment of teachers and the adaptation of education systems to climate change will be discussed at the international level.
The Children, Youth, Education and Skills Day program, which will be held on November 14 within the scope of COP31, will be hosted by the Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin with the participation of education ministers of different countries, high-level representatives and international organizations.
The official opening of the program, which will be held in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and UNESCO Green Education Partnership (GEP), will be held with the session titled "Antalya Action Protocol: Children, Youth and Teachers at the Center of Green Education".
Within the scope of the program, the role of children, youth and teachers in climate policies will be discussed.
It is also planned to announce Türkiye's declaration of participation in the UNESCO Green Education Partnership as the 100th member country.
In the second session titled "Evidence-Based Monitoring, Experience Sharing and Cooperation in Green Education", which will be held under the chairmanship of Minister Tekin and in cooperation with the OECD, climate literacy, PISA assessments, good practices for green transformation in education and international cooperation opportunities will be evaluated.
On the same day, the official opening of the Türkiye Climate School, established in the Green Zone, will be held with the participation of ministers of education and international delegations.
Türkiye Climate School will start welcoming visitors on November 9
Türkiye Climate School will bring together students, teachers, parents, academics, national and international stakeholders starting from November 9th.
The Turkish Climate School, which consists of a "Conference Hall", "Living School" and "Climate Experience and Technology Area", will organize events on topics such as climate literacy, sustainable living, zero waste, green skills, vocational training, renewable energy, disaster preparedness and environmentally friendly technologies.
During the conference, applications prepared by different units of the ministry, student projects, interactive workshops, technology demonstrations and joint events with international organizations will be presented to visitors for two weeks.
Joint events will be held with international organizations
Various events will be organized at the Turkish Climate School with the participation of national and international organizations such as UNESCO, OECD, AFAD, Let's Do It World, FAO and UNDP.
In the programs, topics such as youth participation in climate policies, the role of education in combating climate change, disaster risk reduction, green transformation, sustainable environmental education and employment will be discussed.
In addition, workshops will be held to improve the awareness and skills of young people and teachers on climate change in cooperation with international organizations.
Students' climate projects will meet with international participants
Within the scope of COP31, students will take an active role in the events with the projects and solution proposals they have developed for climate change.
In this context, jury presentations and award ceremony of the projects developed at the Maarif Climate Ideathon will be held on November 14.
The last session of the international student debate competition will also be held on the same day.
At the student conference to be held within the scope of the program, climate change, biodiversity, protection of natural resources, climate justice and sustainable living issues will be discussed from the students' perspective.
The Türkiye Declaration, prepared as a result of student meetings held in all provinces, will be shared in Turkish and English.
In the program where the Joint Declaration of the National Youth Climate Workshop will be presented, the "81 Provinces 81 Climate Delegates" panel will also be held with the participation of students selected from different provinces.
"Green Homeland - My School is a SOLUTION for the Future" studies carried out in line with the Turkey Century Education Model, Harezmi Education Model applications, green transformation projects in vocational education and environmentally friendly technologies developed by students will also be introduced to visitors during COP31.
