Dr Synda Obaji discusses the role of higher education institutions in the climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The science of climate change is simple – the earth’s climate is changing rapidly, and human activity is at the heart of the problem. From the physical environment to human health and even socio-economic conditions, all aspects of our lives, and the earth’s natural systems are being threatened by the damaging effects of climate change. It is in view of the far-reaching impacts of climate change that Goal 13 of the sustainable development goals recognises the need to secure a sustainable future for all, and calls for urgent, collective, and transformative action across all sectors of the economy and at all levels of society. One way in which this objective is to be fulfilled is through knowledge and capacity building. Accordingly, a key target of Goal 13 is the improvement of...Read full article
