National Trust Ecofund’s Conference – “Climate Action – From Awareness To Behavior”

The conference “Climate change action – from awareness to behavior” took place on December 15th from 10:00 am to 17:00 pm in Yolov Hall of the Trimontium Hotel in Plovdiv.

The conference was held in the framework of the National Trust Ecofund’s project on climate change public awareness, supported by the German Federal ministry for the environment, nature conservation, building and nuclear safety (BMUB).
The purpose of the conference was to discuss and agree on effective approaches and models for future climate change education programs directed at young people. Participants in the conference were Bulgarian and German experts on climate change education, representatives of the educational institutions participating in the project, non-governmental organizations, sociologists, psychologists, pedagogues, representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Water and the Ministry of Education and Science, media representatives and others.

The program of the conference you can find here

The materials from the keynote speakers’ presentations you can find here:

• Studies on Public Awaraness of Environment and Climate – Snezhana Kostadinova
• Behavioral Approach to Climate Change Education – Jenia Lazarova and Yulian Asenov
• Climate Protection by Improved Energy User Behaviour at European Schools and Public Buildings – Dino Laufer