3 June, Nur-Sultan – Ahead of the World Environment Day the United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan (UNDP) and the Ministry of Education and Science have launched a joint project on developing environmental education in Kazakhstan. The initiative aims to support the ongoing effort of the government to cultivate an active stand in life in citizens and environmental culture in the society, backed up by the principles of sustainable development.

“The key outcome of the project is training of over 6 thousand teachers and creating a network of educational and model sites, preparation of educational and methodological packages as well as delivering a public information campaign among students, parents, teachers of education institutions at all levels”, stated Maira Meldebekova, Chair of the Committee of the Pre-School and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education and Science. 

Under the project, 17 model environmental sites will be created in education institutions at various levels, equipped with green and resource-saving technologies. The project will develop methodological packages on environmental culture for pre-school education institutions, thematic games and interactive videos for the “Understanding the World” subject for elementary school students, etc. The project will also seek to create a comprehensive model of continuous environmental education for sustainable development, which will become an integral part of the state educational system.

“The primary goal of the project is to nurture a responsible attitude to the environment in the society, encourage rational use of natural resources for the sustainable development by creating a legal framework for inclusion of the climate education into the educational system of Kazakhstan,” stated Yakup Beris, UNDP Resident Representative in Kazakhstan.

Environmental education will include critical aspects of the global sustainable development agenda, including climate change, biodiversity conservation, sustainable consumption and production.

The project will be implemented in 2020 - 2024 in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources and “International Green Technologies and Investment Projects Center” JSC.

For more information, please contact the UNDP Communications Office in Kazakhstan by e-mail: undp.kz.media@undp.org or tel. +7 705 700 9793.

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