ClimatEd Summit
Envisioning New Pathways for Education
Agenda
9:00 AM
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11:30 AM
11:45 AM
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01:30 PM
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04:30 PM
04:45 PM
05:00 PM
09:00 AM
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04:30 PM
Speakers & Presenters
Keynote Speaker
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Mr. climate speaker
OTHER SPEAKERS
Sunayana Ganguly
Climate Activist
Jayanti Ray - Mukherjee
Climate Activist
Jai Warrier
Climate Activist
Abhayraj Naik
Climate Activist
Sundeep
Climate Activist
Ujjvala Krishna
Climate Activist
An alumnus of the Urban Fellows Programme at IIHS and an architect from CEPT University, Ujjvala has worked at the intersection of research, policy, and design in urban spaces for the last few years. With a keen interest in the interplay of urban systems - such as water, infrastructure, climate, and livelihoods - she focuses on how these complexities shape cities and their communities. Ujjvala is passionate about making research accessible and engaging to broader audiences. Currently, she is working at ATREE on a project that explores the impacts of heatwaves and climate change in Bangalore.
To build climate literacy in students aged 8 to 18, the project at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) has developed three bilingual games - Metropolis, Climate Crusader, and Ready to Act. These interactive tools offering a unique approach to climate education - focus on sustainable urban development, disaster preparedness, and climate solutions, making learning engaging and impactful. By fostering critical thinking and proactive problem-solving, the initiative aims to nurture a resilient, informed future generation.
Shruti Jha
Climate Activist
Shruti Jha is a nature enthusiast and Founder of Green Panther, passionate about helping urban children connect with their environment and develop a deep appreciation for the natural world.
Introduction to nature journaling for kids - Nature journaling invites children to slow down and truly notice the world around them. It’s a gentle practice that nurtures both their minds and their bond with nature.
Pialy Ghanekar
Climate Activist
Dr. Pialy Ghanekar is a science communication coach and consultant with a background in research investigating human immune responses to viral diseases. Through her venture Cell Savvy Group, she helps science and medical professionals effectively communicate their work to the non-expert audience, and provides coaching, training programs, and consultations to empower careers in science communication. Her mission is to build a community that believes in communicating relatable and impactful science effectively to the society.
This demonstration introduces climate storytelling as a powerful tool for conveying systemic understanding of climate change. Participants will learn key elements of effective climate narratives and witness the real-time crafting of a story that connects local issues to global climate systems. The session aims to equip educators with strategies to make complex climate concepts accessible and engaging through narrative techniques.
M.A.Mahamud Yeamin
Founder & Director, Shishu Ullash Organisation
I am M.A.Mahamud Yeamin from Bangladesh. Founder director and CEO shishu Ullash Organization.(international Global youth platform) and I am also in climate, environment & education specialist.
My presentation focuses on addressing climate change by exploring its causes, impacts, and potential solutions. It highlights the importance of sustainable practices, renewable energy, and global cooperation in mitigating environmental challenges and building a more resilient future.
Shannon Olsson
Climate Activist
I am the founder and Global Director of the echo network. I also serve through the echo network’s international hub as Special Scientific Envoy to India with the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV) in close collaboration with the Danish Innovation Center in India (under the auspices of the MFA and the MHER).
We developed a citizen science program called “I am OneHealth” that leveraged the power of student ambassadors and local experts in a city-wide citizen science program to provide direct information to a surveillance dashboard on local environmental conditions. The data was collected using a very simple WhatsApp chatbot we created for this pilot and did not require any specific application or third-party software. This effort increased capacities and raised awareness on the impacts of climate and environment on health, as well as provided increased community partnership between government and citizens.
Aditi Pathak
Climate Activist
I work at an intersection of Education, Sustainability and digital learning and try to bring equity lens in all my work.
"This workshop aims to upskill teachers and Climate Change Education (CCE) practitioners on how to integrate emotional regulation into climate education. By helping students manage emotions like fear, frustration, or sadness, teachers can foster resilience and hope, enabling students to act as change agents. Emotions like empathy, compassion, and a sense of agency can motivate positive environmental behaviors.
Practical strategies for teachers include creating a safe space for open dialogue where students can express their concerns and feelings. Encouraging collaborative projects that focus on solutions, such as community-based environmental initiatives, can also help students feel empowered. Another key practice is introducing mindfulness techniques, such as deep breathing or reflection exercises, to help students cope with feelings of overwhelm. Storytelling that highlights positive climate action can shift the focus from crisis to hope, ensuring that students leave the classroom inspired rather than disheartened.
By equipping students with both knowledge and emotional resilience, teachers play a vital role in shaping the next generation of climate-conscious citizens."
Jenny Pinto
Circular Design Entrepreneur & Author
I am a hand paper maker, lighting designer and author
The materiality workshop for children is to explore and explain how the planet regenerates and is based on my book “the magical everything”
Julien Banaszuk
Climate Fresk India Country Coordinator, Climate Entrepreneur
Climate Entrepreneur, Julien is passionated by Climate Education and Low Tech solutions to mitigate climate change.
"Climate Education workshop for Corporate, International Organisations, Universities, Colleges and Schools.
Energy as a Service for corporate, based on circular economy and low carbon delivery Carbon footprint assessment and net zero roadmap design"
Sobia Rafiq
Climate Activist
Sobia Rafiq is an architect and urban planner. She is a co-founder at Sensing Local, where she leads the waste management portfolio with over 10 years of expertise. She has engaged closely with city governments, civil society, and multilateral agencies on driving innovation, city-level planning and strategy, capacity building, and IEC programmes.
Zero Waste is an immersive role-play simulation in which players engage in high-stakes negotiations using a real-world context to address the complex realities of building inclusive and sustainable waste management systems, a crucial step toward climate action in India.
Vijay Sehrawat
Co-founder, Youth For Climate India and Climate Justice Library
Vijay Sehrawat, co-founder of Youth For Climate India, champions climate justice, empowering youth leadership and mobilizing impactful campaigns. He also co-founded the Climate Justice Library, offering access to climate literature.
We are the Climate Justice Library, Asia's first community library dedicated to climate issues, making climate literature accessible to young people and the public in Delhi. Starting with reading circles and affordable book lending, we now offer a collection of over 2,000 titles on various climate intersections. We believe expanding access to these resources enhances community understanding and engagement with environmental issues, and we’re excited to share our insights and challenges at the climate education conference.
Poovulagin Nanbargal
Environmental Organisation
Poovulagin Nanbargal is a 30-year-old movement, working on socio-environmental issues in Tamil Nadu.
We developed a comprehensive climate literacy module comprising 25 sessions. It covers topics from the Earth's origin and climate fundamentals to the causes of climate change, the current scenario, climate justice, future projections, and biodiversity. The Tamil Nadu state government will introduce this module to over 12,000 eco-clubs across the state.
Iraa Swasti
Climate Activist
With 11+ years of experience across communications and product management, Iraa is on a mission to increase awareness about climate change in India
Climax is an interactive, offline role-playing board game to help raise awareness about climate change among Indians . The idea is help people connect the dots between their actions in the present to their consequences in the future.
Samrik Chakraborty
Climate Activist
A passionate educationist, fostering holistic learning in last-mile communities through innovative strategies that empower the next generation to be leaders in the area of climate, gender and health.
The Young Climate Leadership Curriculum (YCLC) by Bindi International has effectively enhanced climate education in rural India, empowering over 5,000 students across 60 schools in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Karnataka. By training local youth as "climate fellows," the program has significantly boosted climate literacy and inspired students to take action, with initiatives like waste segregation and rainwater harvesting emerging as key outcomes. The YCLC serves as a model for expanding climate education nationwide, fostering a generation of informed and proactive climate leaders.
Soumi Duttagupta
Climate Activist
With 17 years in clinical research followed by 8 years as an environmental education entrepreneur, Soumi Duttagupta founded WordPlay in 2017, later rebranded as Regenesys in 2023, to inspire K-12 students to find their writing voices to articulate and advocate their opinions and ideas on environmental issues. Through her interdisciplinary, nature-based programs, she fosters self- awareness, community consciousness, and environmental stewardship, blending science and language arts. Some of her student's works have been featured as e-books and podcasts, showcasing their unique perspectives on nature and sustainability.
Eco pedagogy goes beyond environmental education by fostering a transformative mindset focused on justice and interconnectedness, empowering students to actively address ecological and social issues. By integrating systems thinking, critical thinking, and design thinking, we equip students to analyze complex challenges holistically, innovate solutions, and become conscious change makers who drive meaningful, sustainable impact.
Muhammed Jaseel C K
Co-founder and Innovation lead, The Ignite Foundation
Jaseel CK is a co-founder of The Ignite Foundation and Khojindia, working on nurturing and enabling changemakers. He has been immersed in social entrepreneurship circles and is passionate about co-creating a sustainable ecosystem for social entrepreneurs. www.ckmjaseel.in
The School for Social Transformation, organized by The Ignite Foundation, is an experiential learning program designed for young Indians aged 18-28. With three learning phases—an 8-week online preparatory phase, a 9-day experiential learning journey, and a 6-month mentorship period.This case study analyzes the program’s objectives, methodologies, and outcomes, with a particular focus on its experiential learning approach.
Adv. Abhishek Kumar and Ar. Kavya Poornima Balajepalli
Climate Activist
Adv. Abhishek Kumar, from Ranchi, Jharkhand is a National Law University Delhi graduate and Bar Council of Delhi registrant, who founded 'The Sangyan' that works on the intersectionality of Law, Environment (Sustainability) and Inclusion (Disability). As the NCPEDP-Javed Abidi Fellow on Disability (2021-2024), he's pursued data-driven and evidence-based research, advocacy and campaign endeavours to address climate change's impact on persons with disability and collaborated with UN India, UNICEF NYHQ, UN Women India, G20 India and Brazil, UN CSW, and other national and international forums and organizations to advocate for inclusive climate action.
Inclusive Climate Education: Understanding that "'One year of schooling increases climate awareness by 9%', finds a new World Bank Education Report of 2024 that explores how education is one of our most powerful tools in the fight against climate change. Children, youth and women with disabilities are most excluded from the education system and thus, constitute one of the most disproportionately affected vulnerable communities by climate change adverse impacts. Education empowers, equips, and skills people for climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. At the same time, climate change-induced heat and extreme weather events are significantly disrupting learning, and low-income countries and vulnerable communities are disproportionately affected. The world must act now to adapt education systems for climate change. Our formal and informal knowledge systems must be inclusive and universally accessible to ensure we 'leave no one behind' in climate action (SDG 10 and 13)."
Vaishali Sharma
Program Manager, Centre of Excellence Environment Sustainability, Piramal Foundation, Certified Green Educator, Auroville Unit, Govt. of India
Vaishali Sharma, a certified Green Educator by Auroville Unit, Government of India, leading environmental education initiatives at Piramal Foundation, focused on the Aspirational districts of India through our Carbon-Neutral School program.
The presentation explores the impact of project-based learning and eco-club initiatives as play-way methodologies, fostering environmental stewardship and empowering rural children to become eco-warriors.
Vani Garg
Climate Activist
A socio-legal researcher with a focus on gender rights and climate change. Passionate about writing children's storybooks that blend advocacy and creativity to inspire hopeful climate action.
"URJA", A children's picture storybook that brings forth the issue, lack of representation of women in the decision making area of the current energy transition phase. The aim of the picture storybook is also to present complex gender and climate issues in the simplest form and make climate education more digestible.
Aneesa Jamal
Doctoral Researcher
Aneesa is a doctoral researcher with the School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Her research connects climate change education & children's storytelling.
The poster outlines learnings from the Young Climate Authors Program where multimodal teaching and learning experiences were used for climate change teaching. Results from the research show a sense of proto-conscientization, improved climate literacy and basket of climate emotions and a sense of agency & hope. The program can be replicated in other contexts and schooling systems.
Sunanda Yadav
Sustainability Consultant, Transven Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Environmental Engineer and Sustainability Consultant with expertise in carbon standards like CDM, VCS, and LEED certifications. Experienced in environmental due diligence, regulatory assessments, and carbon offset project documentation.
“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.” The given quote by a renowned personality resonated a lot with the team Planet Saviours and therefore led us develop a game around it in order to deliver the message in a manner that would be welcomed by many. A key feature of the game is the introduction of implementing sustainable methods and making the earth a better place to live in. In the beginning of the game, each player will be provided a certain amount of money by the virtual bank. This money will help them survive the game and pay for the penalties for their actions which lead to hampering the climate. The penalties will help them realize and learn more about the ways in which they can use sustainable methods in day-to-day life. While the game is in progress, the players can take promissory notes and virtual money from the bank to pay for their debts. This money they will have to return back at the end of the game.
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