Highlights
While many of the world¡¯s SIDS have achieved access to basic education, ensuring the quality and continuity of education in the face of climate change presents a unique challenge. Internal displacement and international migration stress urban infrastructure and threaten already vulnerable populations in SIDS and their access to education.
Recommendations:
- Build and maintain multiple facilities that can serve as evacuation centres so schools can continue as learning facilities in the aftermath of extreme weather events.
- Continue to develop teaching materials and pedagogies within SIDS¡¯ education systems to be employed during times of disruption, while ensuring learners¡¯ socialization needs are met in the case of online or distance learning.
- Create parallel curricular competencies between SIDS and destination countries, and advocate for access to education and training in any bilateral or multilateral arrangements for mobility and migration.
