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Forum Agenda | Shanghai Climate Week Climate Change Education Forum and 2025 International Symposium on Intergenerational Learning

Author:SMILETime:2025-05-15

Shanghai Climate Week Climate Change Education Forum and

2025 International Symposium on Intergenerational Learning


Opening Ceremony

Moderator: Prof.Li Jiacheng

Executive Vice President, Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education


Warm-up Show900-910

IntergenerationPerformanceby East China Normal University Affiliated Kindergarten


Leaders Speech910-930

Li Zhengtao, Vice President of the Chinese Society of Education

Shi Guopeng, Director of School Work Department,Centerfor Environmental Education and Communications, Ministry of Ecology and Environment

Zou Rong, Co-director of the Executive Committee of Shanghai Climate Week


Group Photo


ThematicReports -PartⅠ(930-1045

Moderator: Zhu Min

Associate Professor, Institute of Vocational & Adult Education, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University; Principal Researcher, ESD Program, Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education


0930-0945 David Wilgenbus

Executive Director,UNESCO Office for Climate Change Education (OCE), France

Evidence-Based Strategies for Climate Change Education


0945-1005 SHINMee Shik

Emeritus Professor, Lifelong Education Program, Department of Education, Kyungnam University, Korea

Current Status, Problems and Mission of Intergenerational Education in Korea


1005-1020 Mariama Sonko

Project Assistant,Gambia Community Environment and Development Platform

Community-based Inter-generation Collaboration on Self-reliant Reforestation: a Case of CAPEDs Mangrove Projects in Gambia


1020-1035 Witiya Pittungnapoo

Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Art and Design, Naresuan University, Thailand

Eco-friendly Design and NBS Solutions Across Inter-generation SUKHOTHAI & PHITSANULOK


1035-1045 Gu Huifen, Huang Que, Qian Yuning

Longhutang Experimental Primary School, Changzhou, JiangsuProvince

Intergenerational climate change education innovations promoted by education consortiain the context of co-learning and mutual learning


Intermission 1045-1055


Thematic Reports - PartⅡ(1055-1150

Moderator: Qian Huanxin

Principal, Qianjing Elementary School, Jinshan District, Shanghai


1055-1110 Xu Yuwei

Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Climate Change and Sustainable Education From a Child's Perspective


1110-1125 Nafissa Insebayeva

Consultant, Institute of Advanced Studies of Sustainability, United Nations University, Japan

Teaching for Action: A Path from Climate-Aware to Climate Ready Learners


1125-1140 VideoKamal Gaur

Global Education ConsultantAdvisor,Save the Children Fund

Educating Young Minds for a Climate-Resilient Future


1140-1150 Li Qiuju, Wang Ying

Principal, Nanhui New TownCommunity School, Pudong District, Shanghai

Program Director, Department of Cooperation, Exchange and High-end Training, China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The Lingang Experience of Intergenerational Climate Change Education


1150-1205 Mainak Chatterjee

Climate and Environment Team Leader, UNICEF China

Climate Smart Education-The UNICEF Approach


Report on the Achievements1205-1215

1. Selected cases from the second series of Climate Change Education in China II .

2. Release of theGuidelines for Climate Change Education (Intergenerational Learning Edition)

3. Establishment of a research consortium to promote the integration of general education, vocational education, adult education through climate change education.


Thematic Report-Afternoon Session1330-1630

Thematic Reports - Part1330-1500

ModeratorZhang Yong

Chair, Department of Environmental Studies, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, China; Part-time Researcher, Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education


1330-1345 Collin Pillay

Principal Policy Analyst and Project Manager, Municipal Learning Institute, Durban, South Africa

Inter-generational Learning Opportunities and Challenges in Climate Education


1345-1405 LEE Jae Young

Professor, Department of Environmental Education, Kongju National University, Korea

Beyond Climate Crisis and Collapse Consciousness: Intergenerational Learning and the Birth of Planetary Consciousness


1405-1420 Djian Sadadou

International Relations and Communications Manager,UNESCO Office for Climate Education (OCE), France

A Systemic Approach for Climate Change Education Implementation: the Case Study of Latin America


1420-1430 Zeng Minjie

Teacher, Zhen'an Primary School, Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province

Riverside Symbiosis, Intergenerational Walking: Low Carbon Guardianship Actions for the Water Veins in the Wenhua Yong Area


1430-1440 Lan Meiqin

Teacher, Shuxi Primary School, Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province

Intergenerational Dialogue Empowering Climate Action: Practices of Integrating Traditional Ecological Wisdom with Modern Technology


1440-1450 Shi Yifan

Teacher, Xinchang Experimental Middle School, Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Young and Old Work Together to Build "Climate Change Learning Circles


1450-1500 Cheng Yihua

Teacher, World Foreign Language Kindergarten, Qingpu District, Shanghai

Examples of Intergenerational Climate Change Education Program Design and Implementation


Intermission1500-1510


Afternoon SessionⅡ(1510-1600

ModeratorGu Huifen

Principal, Longhutang Experimental Primary School; Part-time Researcher, Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education


1510-1520 Sun Xiaojing

Project Operator, Shanghai Green Light-Year Environmental Protection Service Center

Desktop Study on the Implementation of Community Needs-based Climate Change Education in China


1520-1530 Li Changyan

Teacher, Yuxiu Middle School, Fengxian District, Shanghai

Intergenerational Exploration of CO2 , Together for a Better Future on Climate Change


1530-1540 Chen Shasha

Teacher, Qianjing Primary School, Jinshan District, Shanghai

Practical Exploration of Integrating the 24 Solar Terms into Campus Climate Education from an Intergenerational Perspective


1540-1550 Yang Yining

Institute of Vocational & Adult Education, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University

Heaven, Earth, and Humanity: A Theoretical Reconstruction of Chinese Traditional Thought and Intergenerational Climate Change Education


1550-1600 Zhang Mengjie, Kuang Ying

Teacher, School of Music, Hankou University, Wuhan, Hubei ProvinceTeacher, Shanghai Open University Jing'an Branch, Shanghai

Crossing the Time Divide: Putting Intergenerational Learning at the Heart of Climate Change Education


Expert Commentary1600-1630

Moderator: Prof.Li Jiacheng

Executive Vice President, Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education


Li Jianjun

Director, Community Education Center, Shunyi District, Beijing


Li Baoqing

Secretary-General, Shanghai Meteorological Society


Zhang Yong

Chair, Department of Environmental Studies, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences,  East China Normal University, China; Part-time Researcher, Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education