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IV Workshop “Challenges of Education 2025” "EDUCACIÓN 2025"

IV International Scientific Conference "Challenges of Education 2025"

EDUCACIÓN 2025

IV Workshop “Challenges of Education 2025”

Educational Management for Climate Change: Training and Action from the Ground Up
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Problem Statement: Climate change generates systemic impacts that demand the transformation of educational practices. In Cuba, gaps persist in risk perception, critical consumption, and teacher preparedness, limiting effective territorial responses.

Objective: To strengthen educational management capacities for Climate Change Education (CCE) in school, university, and community contexts, contributing to sustainable local development.

Methodology: A Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach is employed, incorporating interdisciplinary methods. Interviews, workshops, document analysis, and actor characterization are conducted.

Results and Discussion: Theoretical foundations were systematized, a doctoral program in Education for Sustainable Development was designed, and virtual courses, postgraduate research, and applied curricular proposals were implemented. Scientific articles were published, and inter-institutional networks were consolidated in coordination with the national plan “Tarea Vida.” The project has fostered changes in pedagogical practices and responsible consumption behaviors.

Conclusions: The project demonstrates that education—conceived as an ethical and transformative process—can shape environmentally committed citizens. Its community-based approach strengthens climate culture, territorial resilience, and social empowerment through sustainability.


Objetivo: Fortalecer capacidades de gestión educativa para la Educación para el Cambio Climático en contextos escolares, universitarios y comunitarios, contribuyendo al desarrollo local sostenible.

Metodología: Se emplea Investigación-Acción Participativa (IAP), con enfoque interdisciplinario. Se aplican entrevistas, talleres, análisis documental y caracterización de actores educativos.

Resultados y discusión: Se sistematizaron fundamentos teóricos, diseñó un programa doctoral en Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible, y se implementaron cursos virtuales, investigaciones de posgrado y propuestas curriculares aplicadas. Se publicaron artículos científicos y se consolidaron redes interinstitucionales en articulación con el Plan estatal “Tarea Vida”. El proyecto ha promovido cambios en prácticas pedagógicas y consumo responsable.

Conclusiones: El proyecto demuestra que la educación, asumida como proceso ético y transformador, puede incidir en la formación de ciudadanos ambientalmente comprometidos. Su enfoque comunitario fortalece la cultura climática, la resiliencia territorial y el empoderamiento social desde la sostenibilidad.


About The Speaker

Erich

Erich

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Discussion

Practical Info
Spanish / Español
October 21, 2025 11:45 AM
5 minutes
Hotel Resonance Musique Santa Maria
Authors
Erich
Imirsy Valdivia Martínez
Keywords
citizen empowerment
community resilience
empoderamiento ciudadano
environmental knowledge
gestión territorial
pedagogical transformation
resiliencia comunitaria
saber ambiental
territorial management
transformación pedagógica
Documents