Objective
To promote environmental awareness, community resilience, and climate-smart practices through education, research, and grassroots action that empower schools and communities to adopt sustainable waste management, ecosystem protection, and adaptation strategies in response to Liberia’s changing climate.
Key Activities
- Community-Based Climate Action
- Organize tree planting campaigns to restore degraded land and improve community resilience to climate change.
- Facilitate waste management initiatives, including household recycling and community clean-up exercises.
- Train local farmers and youth groups in climate-smart livelihood techniques such as sustainable agriculture, composting, and alternative income generation.
- School-Based Environmental Education
- Establish and mentor school environmental clubs under the Green School Challenge Program to promote environmental stewardship among students.
- Develop environmental lesson plans, competitions, and awareness events to integrate climate change topics into school activities.
- Conduct inter-school debates and exhibitions on waste management, biodiversity protection, and renewable energy.
- Research and Policy Advocacy
- Conduct research on climate impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies to inform national environmental policy and local action.
- Produce policy briefs and reports highlighting community-level findings and recommendations for sustainable practices.
- Collaborate with government, academia, and civil society to advocate for evidence-based environmental policies and effective implementation of Liberia’s climate commitments.