Climate Change Education: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Mitigation Actions for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)13

Abstract

To raise students' awareness of climate change and foster their development of sustainable literacy, this systematic review article focuses on the value of pedagogical approaches in the field of climate change education. It also discusses initiatives that have been taken to support students' global competencies on climate change. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) format was modified for the review of the recent study, which used Scopus and Science Direct as its primary databases. The results show that 12 articles were properly chosen, and they were then critically and methodically examined. To raise schoolchildren's understanding of climate change, the review has effectively identified six main educational approaches: Transformative approach, Interdisciplinary approach, Participationary approach, Problem-based learning, System-thinking approach, and Community-based approach. Apart from that, there are three key factors that influence willingness to adopt climate change mitigation action including sociodemographic factor, environmental factor, and internal factor. In fact, the results of this systematic review will provide meaningful information, especially to educators in developing more effective, efficient, and sustainable strategies that will shape future globally competent citizens in mitigating and adapting to climate change issues and problems to enhance their willingness to act.