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Higher education (HE) is crucial for addressing climate change by advancing research and educating professionals. However, HE must better integrate climate change across its structures and curricula to maximize its impact.

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  • Environmental Science
  • Climate Change Studies
  • Higher Education Research

Background:

  • Higher education (HE) plays a vital role in addressing the global climate crisis through research, education, and community engagement.
  • HE initiatives foster understanding of climate impacts, particularly on vulnerable populations, and promote adaptive behavioral changes.
  • Despite its potential, HE's contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation is not fully realized due to fragmented organizational structures and curricula.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the multifaceted role of higher education in supporting climate change education and research.
  • To identify critical areas requiring urgent action within HE to enhance its climate change response.
  • To contribute empirical research on HE's effectiveness in combating climate change and the importance of global cooperation.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research on higher education's role in climate change.
  • Analysis of current higher education structures, curricula, and research programs related to climate change.
  • Exploration of HE's outreach and civic engagement strategies for climate action.

Main Results:

  • Higher education significantly contributes to climate change solutions by generating knowledge and upskilling professionals.
  • HE institutions are instrumental in raising public awareness and building capacity for climate change adaptation.
  • A significant gap exists between the interdisciplinary nature of the climate crisis and the current integration within HE organizational structures, curricula, and research.

Conclusions:

  • Higher education must urgently reform its structures, curricula, and research programs to fully address the interdisciplinary climate crisis.
  • Enhanced cooperation within and between higher education institutions is essential to maximize global efforts in combating climate change.
  • Further empirical research is needed to fully understand and optimize HE's role in climate change mitigation and adaptation.