About us
The Climate Educators Network (CEN) is an action-driven initiative aimed at transforming the education system by integrating climate literacy through empowering educators, students, and institutions to mainstream climate conversations and build capacity.
Anchoring values
We believe that climate education should be anchored on four key values:
Systemic
Reveals the interdependence of environmental, social, and economic systems
Relational
Centres connection and the human–nature bond through reciprocity, care, and climate justice.
Experiential
Learning by doing, reflecting, and engaging with the real world.
Local
Roots learning in local issues to spark community action and deepen connection to place.
Our mission and vision
At CEN, our core mission is to catalyze change in the realm of climate education.
The current education systems were not designed to prepare us for planetary crisis. It separates knowledge from action, humans from nature, and learners from power. Our mission is to repair those disconnections.
To build climate-resilient societies, we must reimagine education as a living ecosystem — one that cultivates not only knowledge, but also emotional resilience, critical agency, collective wisdom, and deep ecological connection.
By creating a climate education ecosystem, we aim to grow learning spaces that are rooted, relational, and responsive — equipping people across generations to understand change and care for our world together.
To build a climate-resilient society through education.
To create a collaborative hub for knowledge and action.
Advance local and national climate initiatives through experiential, place- based, skill oriented education.
Work with the education ecosystem to make climate education a fundamental pillar of learning.
2025 | June
Joining hands for local climate action
- Launched CEN’s regional hubs in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Maharashtra
- Became a partner to the BBMP Climate Action Cell to co-lead the Bengaluru Climate Action Clubs
- Participated in the BluGreen Showcase on World Environment Day
- Engaged with students, teachers, and city partners through our exhibition and educator resources
2025 | January
Hosting the first ClimatEd Summit
- Organised the inaugural ClimatEd Summit with educators, policymakers, youth, and civil society
- Created a space for collaboration, storytelling, and shared learning in climate education
- Held sessions on curriculum innovation, systems change, and community-led learning
2024 | April
Listening to young climate voters
- Conducted an in-depth study on how young people perceive climate education and its role in their lives
- Explored how first-time voters weigh climate and education in choosing candidates
- Launched a detailed report to inform youth engagement and policy advocacy
2023 | November
If you want to go far, go together
- Officially launched the network through a webinar with Aaditya Thackeray, Sam Pitroda, KK Shailaja, and Swati Thiyagrajan
- Expanded regional partnerships and co-created learning resources
2022 | December
Growing a learning community
- Launched the Climate Educators Network’s LinkedIn group
- Built an open space for educators to connect, share, and collaborate
- Created a peer-driven hub for climate education dialogue
2022 | October
Rooting learning in place, people & practice
- Led a festival of climate pedagogy, integrated theatre, collaborative art, and embodied learning
- Held workshops on carbon accounting and climate negotiations
- Facilitated a climate action workshop in informal settlements
2021 | October
Blending online energy with offline connection
- Embraced a hybrid workstyle — combining digital reach with physical connection
- Held a film festival and climate-themed games
- Conducted an online panel on climate and health
- Network members met in person for the first time
2020 | October
Born in a time of urgency
- The Climate Educators Network took root as a collective of educators, learners, and practitioners committed to reimagining climate education in India
- Hosted virtual panels on the urgency of climate education
- Engaged students and alumni from Azim Premji University through digital events
Our journey
CEN emerged as a response to the need for climate education resources and educator support in India. It started with a simple idea: connect passionate educators to share, learn, and teach climate topics.
Our core members
Our founding and anchoring members are the individuals and institutions who shaped the Climate Educators Network from the ground up.
They played a pivotal role in defining our mission, goals, and structure — and continue to be the core force guiding the network’s evolution.
Founding member
Dr. Sunayana ganguly
Bengaluru, India
Founding member
Dr. Jayanti Ray-Mukherjee
Bengaluru, India
Shreelata Krishnan
Kolkata, India
Dr. Rahul Chopra
Pune, India
Sanjana Singh
Pune, India
Midhili Ravikumar
Bengaluru, India
Arjun Atreya
Bengaluru, India
Pallavi Phatak
Chennai, India
Sanchit Sant
Pune, India
Karishma Khemlani
Mumbai, India
Our partners
