Education, Training and Public Awareness Experience for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean

This publication presents 25 experiences of 21 Latin American and Caribbean countries, 3 United Nations agencies and an international cooperation network that contribute to the implementation of the Amended New Delhi Work Programme. These experiences include different implementation level, methodologies and approaches that can be used by governments and other actors interested in the design and planning of education, training and awareness raising on climate change. The document is divided in three chapters: the first one contextualizes climate change and its impact in the region, the second one provides examples of education, training and public awareness initiatives and the third one summarized and concludes.