Elaboration of a strategy to integrate training on adaptation to climate change within the educational system of cameroon

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4.1 Existence of climate change knowledge and adaptation in the educational system of Cameroon

4.0 OUTCOMES AND RESULTS

The results present the existence, analyses, challenges and problems, proposed courses and course contents and, existing and suggested pedagogic tools of climate change and adaptation in the educational system of Cameroon. Lastly, it also presents possible strategies of integrating climate change and adaptation into the educational system.

4.1 Existence of climate change knowledge and adaptation in the educational system of Cameroon

4.1.1 Primary education

4.1.1.1 Anglophone Primary Education

The existence of climate change and adaptation knowledge in the Anglophone basic education system of Cameroon is as shown in Table 3 below.

Table 3: Aspects of climate change in current syllabi of Anglophone primary schools

ANGLOPHONE NURSERY SCHOOLS
No	OBJECTIVE	CONTENTS
1	Pupils will be able to appreciate their immediate environment	The Child and Nature The weather (natural phenomena, rains, winds, sunshine, weather conditions) Different seasons (dry and rainy seasons)
	Pupils will be able to appreciate their natural environment	The Child and Nature The weather and natural phenomena (the day and the night) Different seasons (rainy, dry and activities related to each of them
	From Teachers	Conversation on seasons (dry and rainy season
ANGLOPHONE PRIMARY SCHOOLS CLASSES ONE AND TWO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
No	OBJECTIVES	CONTENTS
	Pupils will be able to Develop awareness and appreciation of plants Develop skills in the conservation of plants/ flower	Plants Trees:- Importance, conservation of trees Flowers:- importance, conservation of flowers Seeds:- Uses and seed conservation
ANGLOPHONE PRIMARY SCHOOLS CLASSES THREE AND FOUR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
No	OBJECTIVE	CONTENTS
	Pupils will be able to	Seasons and their effects on plants
	Name the seasons of their environment and the effect on both plants and animals	and animals The different seasons Their effects on plants and animals
ANGLOPHONE PRIMARY SCHOOLS CLASSES FOUR AND FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
No	OBJECTIVE	CONTENTS
	Pupils will be able to Effectively observe weather by using different weather instruments	Weather observation Different instruments for the observation of the weather
ANGLOPHONE PRIMARY SCHOOLS CLASSES ONE AND TWO HEALTH EDUCATION
No	OBJECTIVES		CONTENTS
	Pupils will be able to Develop awareness and appreciation of plants Develops skills in the conservation of plants/ flower		Plants Trees:- Importance, conservation of trees Flowers:- importance, conservation of flowers Seeds:- Uses and seed conservation
ANGLOPHONE PRIMARY SCHOOLS CLASSES THREE AND FOUR HEALTH EDUCATION
No	OBJECTIVE		CONTENTS
	Pupils will be able to appreciate the different seasons of the year.		Seasons and their effects on plants and animals The different seasons Their effects on plants and animals
ANGLOPHONE PRIMARY SCHOOLS CLASSES FIVE AND SIX HEALTH EDUCATION
No	OBJECTIVE		CONTENTS
	Pupils will be able to: Say why air is important, its characteristics and dangers of bad air and how to prevent it.		Air Characteristics, uses, classes, air pollution
	ANGLOPHONE PRIMARY SCHOOLS CLASSES FOUR, FIVE AND SIX GEOGRAPHY
No	OBJECTIVES		CONTENTS
	Pupils will be able to Appreciate the different seasons of the year.		Seasons of the year Dry and wet seasons Activities in the different seasons Cloud: s Types and formation
	Pupils will be able to appreciate the different instruments used for weather observation and how to keep weather recods		Records Elements of weather measurements The cardinal points
	Pupils will be able to define deforestation and aforestation.		Deforestation and aforestation Causes effects
	Pupils will be able to identify the different physical features of Cameroon		Physical features of Cameroon The relief Rivers ,seas Lakes Landscape
	Pupils will be able to define the notion of climate and the elements of climate and vegetation of Cameroon		Climate and vegetation of Cameroon Definition Characteristics location

PRESBYTERIAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Presbyterian Education Authority (2010). Curriculum Development for Presbyterian Education Authority Primary Schools. Held in Bamenda on September 16^th 2010.

Primary One - Six

Definition of Climate

Elements of Climate (State the elements of CC)

Climate Change (Identify changes in the climate)

Causes of Climate Change

Natural causes (Identify and name the natural causes)
Human causes (Identify and name the human causes)

Effects of Climate Change on humans/animals

Effects of Climate Change on plants

How to limit the adverse effects of Climate Change (Identify, name and practice different ways of limiting the effects)

Adaptability to Climate Change (Identify, names and practices that help in adaptation to the new situation)

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