Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 9-25-2025
Abstract
As one of the world's most climate-vulnerable nations, Bangladesh faces a serious threat that widely impacts its large youth population. This policy paper points out a main gap: the country's national curriculum does not properly teach students about climate change. This makes young people unprepared for the future and for new jobs in the green economy. This paper looks at successful climate education programs in other developing countries, like Kenya and the Philippines, and suggests a new policy for Bangladesh based on those examples. The paper recommends a strategy that combines a national law with local, hands-on learning. The main goal is to build the skills of young people so that they can find green jobs and help their communities become more resilient. This policy is designed to meet the goals of Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) framework and the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA). This national plan is presented as a "Mutirão" model; that means a collective effort that other vulnerable nations can follow, which is a collective effort that can begin in every classroom.
Recommended Citation
Islam, Shariful, "A Global Mutirão in the Classroom: A National Curriculum Policy for Bangladesh to Build Youth Capacity for Green Jobs in Alignment with the SAA and ACE" (2025). COP30. 93.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/cop30/93