REGIONAL WORKSHOP: SUCCESS STORIES IN CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION BANGKOK, AUGUST 10 th – 14 th, 2015 UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA INTRODUCTION UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

LOCATION MAP OF PNG UNIVERSITY (GOOGLE MAP) UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Brief Introduction -UPNG was established in Currently has 6 Schools established in the University *School of Law *School of Humanities and Social Sciences *School of Arts *School of Business Studies *School of Medicine and Health Sciences *School of Natural and Physical Sciences UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

School of Natural and Physical Sciences Mathematics and Computer Science Discipline Chemistry Discipline Earth Sciences Discipline Biology Discipline Environmental Science and Geography Discipline Physics Discipline UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Implementation of Climate Change modules UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

UPNG Curriculum Development and Council approval structure and protocols Incorporating Climate Change Modules into the existing Course Programs at UPNG Courses integrating the Climate Change modules in their existing course structure; -Resource Management and Environmental Sustainability -Soils and Land use Planning -Comprehensive Hazards and risk Management -Bachelor of Sustainability Development (New Program) -Plant taxonomy and structure Forestry Department (PNG Unitech) UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

All 4 climate change curriculum modules have been package into a new course program at the PNG Unitech Forestry Department

Postgraduate Students doing carbon analysis in the laboratory UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA Students taking part in field excursions Implementation Teaching Climate Change modules at the University of Papua New Guinea to 3 rd year Science students

Success Stories ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

UPNG Science Lecturer feed back on the Climate Change Curriculum based on the 4 modules Students feed back on the Climate Change Curriculum based on the 4 modules Three (3) Postgraduate Students graduated out from the concept produced from the Curriculum Development New courses being proposed at the School of Natural and Physical Sciences at the faculty level UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA Mr Charlie Yak. One of the 3 Pioneer Postgraduate student in the CMM research at UPNG

Summary UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA Total Teaching Staffs (Biology & ESG) Actual Teaching CC module Feedback summaryImprovement RemarksComments 18 ESG Staff + 11 Biology Staff = 29 teaching staffs 18 staffs Most staff enjoyed integrating the CC modules in their existing course schedules Provide a guide and foundation on their teaching CC should be a course of its own Time should be longer to teach this course, eg: 1 – 2 semesters. Field equipments/instruments are required to complement the course for students field learning Course is satisfactory Total Number of Students at the SNPS Students Majoring Biology and ESG Feedback summaryImprovement commentsComments Enjoyed the CC modules because its new and updated Contain updated references Field materials/equipments lacking in the course to improve students understandings Satisfactory and should be implemented as a new course of its own at the University

Challenges UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA Climate Change Course Approval Duration by the University Council Ministry of Education to approve the new Program CC module preparation, printing and publication Course materials and Equipments

Proposed Course structure; “Social and Environmental Soundness in the Pacific (SESP)” “Social and Environmental Soundness in the Pacific (SESP)” UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA New Existing Course; “Bachelor of Sustainable Development”

Key Messages University Approval of the New CC course as a stand alone course Government Funding Resource and materials Teaching capacity and trainings UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Acknowledgements Donor Organizations; US AID US LEAF UPNG Special Acknowledgement; -Ms Chi -Ms Ying -Dr David Ganz -Dr Gae Gowae And finally to all the participating Universities UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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