Uzbekistan Approves Recommendations for Integrating Climate Change Education into Secondary School Curricula

December 19, 2025

Large group of professionals in a conference room posing for a formal group photo. — Photo: UNDP Uzbekistan

18-19 December 2025, TASHKENT — a national workshop in Tashkent brought together teachers, education specialists, national and international experts to finalize and approve practical recommendations on how to include climate change topics in the 7–11 grade curricula for biology, geography, physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

The event was organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan in partnership with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Education Above All Foundation (EAA), the Zamin International Public Foundation, and the Republican Education Center under the joint project “Empowering and nurturing leadership skills of youth through climate action education in Uzbekistan”.

In this workshop, experts conducted an analysis on the competencies that should be developed in the curricula of biology, geography, physics, chemistry, and mathematics for students in grades 7-11 of general secondary education schools, focusing on climate change education. This analysis was based on UNESCO's Greening Curriculum Guidance[1] that states “education takes place in a holistic, cross-disciplinary manner”.

Key outcomes included:

reviewing and approving proposals for integrating climate topics into school programs;
agreeing on a list of climate-related competencies for each grade level;
approving roadmap that sets exact deadlines for updating curricula, developing new teaching materials, and training teachers.

Through this integration, over 50,000 teachers and 2,520 mentors will receive training, and be prepared to equip over 1.3 million students in grades 7-11 with vital climate knowledge and skills for sustainable community progress. This initiative supports Uzbekistan's commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Strategy for Transitioning to a Green Economy 2019–2030.