Ministers of Education, Environment and Culture inaugurate the art exhibition for school students on climate change at the Museum of Civilization

Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Dr. Nevin Kilani, Minister of Culture, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) inaugurated today the art exhibition for school students on climate change; The students participated in 200 paintings related to the issue of climate change.

The event was attended by a number of leaders of the Ministry of Education, Mr. Jeremy Hopkins, UNICEF Representative in Egypt, and a number of children and youth artists from different governorates who participated in the “National Art Competition for Arts on Climate Change” in public schools.

The Minister expressed his happiness to participate in this important event on one of the most important issues of concern to humanity, and affect the present and future of this planet where it originated and life, which is the issue of "climate change", stressing that we are trying together in a framework of joint cooperation, to find ways to survive towards A better future for future generations, to ensure better levels of quality of life within the framework of a healthy, safe environment, and green sustainable development.

The Minister of Education explained that this art exhibition includes the winning works in the art competition that was held among school students to express by drawing about climate change, and it is an Egyptian message from Egyptian children to the world stressing the need to preserve the environment, confront the negative effects of climate change, and stop any work That would further pollute the environment, cause the spread of diseases, and threaten human life and living organisms.

In this context, the Minister appreciated the role of UNICEF in supporting the Ministry's efforts to increase students' awareness of climate change. He pointed out that a training and awareness program was implemented last August on the concepts of climate change issues (ToT) for 150 trainers, through two training packages, one for teachers and the other for managers, under the title: (Supporting the skills of teachers and managers in developing student awareness climate change, in light of the requirements of sustainable development).

Hegazy said that the bright future for future generations will not be achieved unless all efforts in various sectors are combined, bearing in mind that this issue goes beyond local borders, because of its global dimensions, and from this point of view, the international community has called for the convening of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Changes Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh next November.

The Minister of Environment expressed her happiness with these works of art, and the students’ access to this amount of artistic creativity that depicts what we are going through in today’s life and what we wish for in the future, noting that the embodiment of the artworks submitted by the students of the various governorates of the Republic was able to explain specialized technical topics and matters such as energy topics. , water, agriculture, animals, birds, and plants.

The Minister of Environment explained that today’s activities are the result of a 3-year effort with the Ministry of Education, whereby the development of educational curricula began, and before considering Egypt’s hosting of the climate conference, and issues such as climate change and biodiversity, which are complex global issues and the ability to communicate them to children. Creating awareness and awareness of these issues and investing that in future generations.

The Minister of Environment announced the decoration of artworks in the exhibition for Egyptian walls during the Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, expressing thanks and appreciation to the students of the governorates of the Republic, stressing her confidence in their ability to dazzle the world with everything that has been embodied, and that the implementation conference starts from the smallest village in the Republic of Egypt. Arabic.

The Minister of Culture said that the distinguished effort that the Ministry of Education and Technical Education is doing in raising Egyptian children, and the fruitful and constructive cooperation with the Ministry of Culture in all fields... is very important, and she added, I feel real happiness when I see today this exhibition that I created. The children of Egypt quibbles about climate change, which comes as part of Egypt’s preparations to host the Climate Summit. The Dean of Arabic Literature, Dr. Taha Hussein, pointed out in his book (The Future of Culture in Egypt) the importance of education in building awareness and raising generations and its role in laying the foundations of a strong culture, so the cooperation between The Ministries of Culture and Education, so that we have an intelligent generation that can work, think and innovate in the new republic, under the leadership of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic.

She thanked the Minister of Education, the Minister of Environment and the creative artists for their art.

Jeremy Hopkins, UNICEF Representative in Egypt, said that this initiative is an inspiring one, where students learn and express their views on climate change through creativity that drives them to action, and we believe that children can find innovative solutions to climate change that are relevant to their communities.

He added: “UNICEF is committed to continuing to work with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education to support and accelerate inclusive climate education that focuses on children and youth, and on this occasion I would like to congratulate Dr. Reda Hegazy, Minister of Education and Technical Education, development partners and children who provided these paintings. I am also pleased to have children and young artists with us tonight.”

Within the framework of the joint strategic cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Technical Education and UNICEF, education on the issue of climate change is being integrated as part of the curriculum of the modern education program "Education 2.0", which links awareness of climate change with artistic expressions among students.

It is worth noting that more than 1,000 students from all governorates participated in the "National Art Contest for Arts on Climate Change" and submitted more than 1,700 paintings.

The art exhibition held for school students on climate change is an opportunity for children to express their views and concerns on climate and environmental issues, and is part of the strategic cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Technical Education and UNICEF, which aims to raise awareness among 25 million children to work to preserve their environment. By providing training courses on climate change to 300,000 teachers in government schools.