Education Above All (EAA) Foundation highlights education’s role in combating climate crisis

The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation has highlighted the role of education in facing the challenges of climate crisis at a United Nations event. Held in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations, Generation Unlimited, Unicef, UNDP and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the event titled “Education to Combat the Climate Crisis” took place during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF 2024) on Sustainable Development at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 

The discussion featured a panel of distinguished speakers, including Catalina Duarte Salcedo, education specialist with Unicef Colombia; Susana Puerto, head of the Youth Employment Accelerator at the ILO; Srilata Kammila, head of Climate Change Adaptation at the UNDP; Darren Karjama, Partnerships and Outreach Specialist at the Green Climate Fund; Maleiha Malik, executive director of PEIC (Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict) at EAA; Noura al-Kaabi, strategic partnerships researcher, Qatar Fund for Development, and Salwa al-Kuwari, a youth advocate from EAA, with George Tavola from EAA moderating the event.