The COP21 Paris Agreement on Climate Change includes provision for training and education to help combat global warming. "Education" is mentioned four times and "training" six, in the COP21 agreement (same as in the draft): http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2015/cop21/eng/l09.pdf
One way to provide the education, training and tools required for dealing with climate change is via the Internet. This is particularly relevant to developing nations which have limited educational resources. Government administrators and those who have to implement carbon reduction strategies in industry can attend on-line training courses. Developed nations can assist by providing course materials free on-line. An example, is "ICT Sustainability: Assessment and Strategies for a Low Carbon Future". The Australian Computer Society commissioned me to write this course in 2008: http://www.tomw.net.au/ict_sustainability/introduction.shtml The course has been run by the Australian National University for seven years, the materials are upgraded each year and made available under an open access license, so any institution is free to use it world wide. For 2016 the course is being upgraded to be delivered using low cost mobile devices in developing nations: http://tomw.net.au/technology/it/evolving_international_online_course/ -- Tom Worthington FACS CP, TomW Communications Pty Ltd. t: 0419496150 The Higher Education Whisperer http://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/ PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617, Australia http://www.tomw.net.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Research School of Computer Science, Australian National University http://cs.anu.edu.au/courses/COMP7310/ _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
