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Gwangju’s Efforts in Education in Preparation for the Age of Disasters

Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education’s Master Plan for Climate Change and Ecosystem Education

CHOI Jongsoon

[School Inspector of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education] 


In 2020, the average temperature in South Korea was 13.2°C, which was 0.7°C higher than the average year. It was the warmest winter ever, and the central region experienced the longest rainy season of 54 days during the summer. Abnormal weather conditions have been reported all around the world due to rapid climate change, even as daily life continues amidst the spread of COVID-19. It is predicted that a rise of 1.5°C or more in the average global temperature would pose a fatal risk to human life.

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Accordingly, the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education is endeavoring to help its citizens grow into eco-citizens who cultivate their lives and live in harmony with others by strengthening its climate, environment, and ecology education, fostering practice-oriented eco-citizens, practicing carbon-neutral energy transition, and reinforcing the cooperative system for addressing the climate crisis.




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