THE FIRST CYCLE OF THE ‘CLEAN AIR MISSION’ PROJECT COMES TO AN END
As the school year draws to a close, the Climate and Education Section takes stock of the projectClean Air Mission.
SCHOOL PROJECT
Discover moreICN’s School Project has been active since 2011 and is aimed primary at secondary school students (ages 11-19).
It aims to spread a right understanding of climate change and its context. In particular, ICN emphasizes how closely climate, energy and sustainable development are linked to the economic sphere, international relations, human rights, health and welfare, and migration.
Since 2011, Italian Climate Network has met with more than 6,000 boys and girls from Italian primary and secondary schools.
MISSION CLEAN AIR
Discover moreICN has conceived the educational path for primary schools Mission clean air, as part of the Air and Climate Plan of the Municipality of Milan.
OK!CLIMA – A TANGIBLE CLIMATE
Discover moreOK!Clima – A tangible climate is a training and research project focusing on communication of climate change and addressing researchers, journalists, as well as secondary and high school teachers.
SPARK
Read All NewsThe awareness raising activities that ICN carries out in Italian schools are an important component of the pan-European project Climate Action by EU Citizens Delivers for Development (ClimACT), funded by the European Union for the period 2020-2024.
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DROUGHTS IN EUROPE BECOME MORE AND MORE FRIGHTENING
During the early months of 2023, northern Italy and various regions in Europe have been experiencing a period of severe drought since 2022. Blocking anticyclones are weather phenomena that cause lack of precipitation near the center of high pressure. The number of days that blocking anticyclones have persisted has tripled over the past 40 years in the Northern Hemisphere while the number of extreme drought-related events has tripled over the past 20 years.