THEIMPACTOFCLIMATECHANGEONEDUCATIONANDWHATTODOABOUTITSergioVenegasMarin,LaraSchwarz,andShwetlenaSabarwalPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorizedPublicDisclosureAuthorized©2024InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment/TheWorldBank1818HStreetNWWashingtonDC20433Telephone:202-473-1000Internet:www.worldbank.orgThisworkisaproductofthestaffofTheWorldBankwithexternalcontributions.Thefindings,interpre-tations,andconclusionsexpressedinthisworkdonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsofTheWorldBank,itsBoardofExecutiveDirectors,orthegovernmentstheyrepresent.TheWorldBankdoesnotguaranteetheaccuracy,completeness,orcurrencyofthedataincludedinthisworkanddoesnotassumeresponsibilityforanyerrors,omissions,ordiscrepanciesintheinformation,orliabilitywithrespecttotheuseoforfailuretousetheinformation,methods,processes,orconclusionssetforth.Theboundaries,colors,denominations,andotherinformationshownonanymapinthisworkdonotimplyanyjudgmentonthepartofTheWorldBankconcerningthelegalstatusofanyterritoryortheendorsementoracceptanceofsuchboundaries.NothinghereinshallconstituteorbeconstruedorconsideredtobealimitationuponorwaiveroftheprivilegesandimmunitiesofTheWorldBank,allofwhicharespecificallyreserved.RightsandPermissionsThisworkisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution3.0IGOlicense(CCBY3.0IGO)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo.UndertheCreativeCommonsAttributionlicense,youarefreetocopy,distribute,transmit,andadaptthiswork,includingforcommercialpurposes,underthefollowingconditions:AllqueriesonrightsandlicensesshouldbeaddressedtoWorldBankPublications,TheWorldBankGroup,1818HStreetNW,Washington,DC20433,USA;e-mail:pubrights@worldbank.org.THEIMPACTOFCLIMATECHANGEONEDUCATIONANDWHATTODOABOUTIT1SergioVenegasMarin,LaraSchwarz,andShwetlenaSabarwal2APRIL20241Note:ThisisthefirstpartoftheforthcomingglobalreportonLearningtoPropelClimateAction(June2024).Thesecondpartofthereportwilldiscusshowtheeducationsectorcanserveasapowerfulcatalystforclimatechangemitigationandadaptationthroughmindsetandbehaviorchange,greenskills,andinnovation.2ThisworkhasbeendoneundertheguidanceofLuisBenveniste,HarryPatrinos,andHalilDundar.WewouldliketothankDiegoAmbasz,MarlaSpivack,NoamAngrist,AnshumanKamalGupta,SurayyaMasood,DevikaSingh,NatashaAhuja,andDebiSpindelmanfortheirinputsandcomments.TheteamreceivedhelpfulfeedbackfromSyudAmerAhmed,JuanBaron,PedroCerdan-Infantes,GabrielDemom-bynes,JamesGresham,JuliaLiberman,CraigMeisner,MeskeremMulatu,NorbertSchady,MonicaYanezPagans,andPennyWilliams.CONTENTSSUMMARY...........................................5CLIMATECHANGEISTHREATENINGEDUCATIONOUTCOMES...............6Climatechangeiscausingmassiveschoolclosures....................8Risingtemperaturesthreatenchildrenandtheireducation................11Climatechangeimpactsonhealthandfragilityfurthererodeeducationoutcomes..14Theeducationimpactsofclimatechangeareaneconomictime-bomb.........16WHATSHOULDPOLICYMAKERSDO?ADAPTEDUCATIONSYSTEMSFORGREATERRESILIENCETHROUGHFOURSTEPS............................17EducationManagementforclimateresilience.......................19Schoolinfrastructureforclimateresilience..........................21Ensuringlearningcontinuityinthefaceofclimateshocks................23Leveragingstudentsandteachersaschangeagents....................24EDUCATIONCANBETHEKEYTOENDINGPOVERTYINALIVABLEPLANET,...