Climate Change: Causes, Effects and the Need for Science Education for Sustainable Development

The world we live in has witnessed some drastic environmental imbalance in recent times. These imbalances have threatened sustainable development- which is the ultimate goal of man-environment relationship. This paper reviews the causes and effects of climate change on man and his environment with a...

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Main Author: Nwona, Hyginus A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 2013
Subjects:
Arctic
Climate change
Global warming
Online Access:https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/1757
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spelling ftmcserojs:oai:ojs.mcser.org:article/1757 2023-05-15T15:06:12+02:00 Climate Change: Causes, Effects and the Need for Science Education for Sustainable Development Nwona, Hyginus A. 2013-09-03 application/pdf https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/1757 eng eng Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/1757/1761 https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/1757 Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication. Copyrights for articles published in MCSER journal are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences; Vol 4, No 8 (2013): Special Issue - September 2013; 35 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftmcserojs 2023-03-28T19:49:57Z The world we live in has witnessed some drastic environmental imbalance in recent times. These imbalances have threatened sustainable development- which is the ultimate goal of man-environment relationship. This paper reviews the causes and effects of climate change on man and his environment with a view to using science education to solve the problems posed by climate change. Literature shows that climate change results mainly from human activities such as rapid deforestation for agricultural and industrial purposes, carbon dioxide emission from fossil fuel burning, carbon dioxide emission from burning gasoline for transportation, usage of chemical fertilizers on croplands and methane emission from animals, agriculture and arctic sea beds. The consequences of these activities include global warming, ozone layer depletion, greenhouse effect, rising sea level and acid rain. It is recommended here that the whole educational process be re-packaged to emphasize science education as a panacea for sustainable development. The argument here is that the educational institutions are the best media for the inculcation of proper morals and values. It is also recommended that teacher education programmes should allocate more funds to research in, and teaching of science in schools. DOI:10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n8p35 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Global warming MCSER Journals Online and Printed (Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research) Arctic
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description The world we live in has witnessed some drastic environmental imbalance in recent times. These imbalances have threatened sustainable development- which is the ultimate goal of man-environment relationship. This paper reviews the causes and effects of climate change on man and his environment with a view to using science education to solve the problems posed by climate change. Literature shows that climate change results mainly from human activities such as rapid deforestation for agricultural and industrial purposes, carbon dioxide emission from fossil fuel burning, carbon dioxide emission from burning gasoline for transportation, usage of chemical fertilizers on croplands and methane emission from animals, agriculture and arctic sea beds. The consequences of these activities include global warming, ozone layer depletion, greenhouse effect, rising sea level and acid rain. It is recommended here that the whole educational process be re-packaged to emphasize science education as a panacea for sustainable development. The argument here is that the educational institutions are the best media for the inculcation of proper morals and values. It is also recommended that teacher education programmes should allocate more funds to research in, and teaching of science in schools. DOI:10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n8p35
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title_full Climate Change: Causes, Effects and the Need for Science Education for Sustainable Development
title_fullStr Climate Change: Causes, Effects and the Need for Science Education for Sustainable Development
title_full_unstemmed Climate Change: Causes, Effects and the Need for Science Education for Sustainable Development
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