Contents
1. Climate Change: For Academia And Researchers 1
1.1Need For Climate Change Education1
2. Current Status Of Climate Change Education In India 3
2.1 University Education Commission (UGC) 3
2.2 All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) 3
2.3 Climate Change Education 4
2.3.1Centre For Environment Education (CEE) 4
2.3.2 M.Sc. (Climate Science And Policy), TERI University 4
2.3.3 The Faculty Of Environment & Climate Change Studies (FECCS), CEPT University 5
2.3.4 India, ADB, USP Team Up To Strengthen Higher Education And Promote
Climate Change Research In The Pacific 5
2.3.5 Carbon Finance Course, IIM-A 6
3. DEVELOPING CLIMATE CHANGE CURRICULUM 7
3.1Societal Needs Assessment 7
3.2 Target Sectors 8
3.2.1 Natural Science: 8
3.2.2 Formal Science: 8
3.2.3 Social Science: 10
3.2.4 Applied Sciences 10
4. E-COURSES ON CLIMATE CHANGE 19
4.1 World Bank Institute (WBI) 19
4.2 United Nations Institute For Training And RESEARCH (UNITAR) 19
4.3 CSE - E-Course On Climate Change 19
4.4 Free E-Course On Climate Change And REDD+ 19
4.5 Climate Change Courses, CEPT University 20
4.5.1 Climate Change & Urban Environment 20
4.5.2 Climate Change: Mitigation And Adaptation Strategies 20
5. MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE IN CURRICULUM 21
5.1 Identifying The Links Between Main Academic Stream And Climate Change 21
5.2 Responding To And Influencing Change; A Model Of The Dynamic Interaction Between Society And Education 21
5.3 The Need For Climate Change In The Curriculum 22
5.3.1 Implementation Of Global Agreements Relating To Climate Change 22
5.3.2 Institutional Arrangements 25
5.4 FRAMEWORK FOR CLIMATE CHANGE INSTITUTIONALISATION 26
5.5 Methods Of Mainstreaming 28
5.5.1 Inclusion In Curriculum 28
5.5.2 Integrating Climate Change Into Curriculum 28
5.5.3 Current Progress 29
5.5.3 Dedicated Centers For Climate Change Research - A Proactive Approach For Mainstreaming 33
6. CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH IN INDIA 35
6.1 Institutions With Climate Change Research Mandate 35
6.2 Government Funding And Research Institutions/ Agencies 37
7. CAREERS AFTER CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION 40
Appendix I 43
Appendix II 45
REFERENCE 49