Earth Action Lab
Taking Action on Climate Change and Biodiversity
Malaysia and the Sustainable Development Goal
Program Overview
This program will provide you with the opportunity to to address issues related to climate change and biodiversity loss in Malaysia while promoting targeted UN SDGs. You will:
- Participate in advocacy activities to promote action at the national level
- Acquire concepts and tools to analyze the nature of climate change and biodiversity loss, and engage in responsible and impactful activism to bring about transformative change
- Work with organizations and local communities on projects to promote the UN SDGs
- Interact with policy makers, innovators and leaders of organizations focusing on climate change Malaysia
Key Program Elements
Interactive workshops to help you develop skills for:
- Understanding the basics of the Climate Change and Biodiversity
- Effective strategies for implementing the SDGs
- Promoting UN SDGs Goal 13: Climate Action
- Making change happen
Panel sessions with academics and experts will help you understand:
- Current socio-political and economic factors in the country
- Introduction to advocacy and climate action
Project work with inspiring host organizations will help you build:
- Team work and collaboration skills
- Empathy, design and prototyping skills
- Stakeholder communication skills
- Courage and commitment to start and complete challenging projects
Learning Outcomes
Critically evaluate the impact of climate change and biodiversity loss at the local level and analyze ways to effectively implement selected SDGs
Gain a heightened awareness of how you can become an agent of environmental change, respond to the needs of local communities, and adapt to different and dynamic socio economic contexts
Design sustainable solutions for climate change and biodiversity issues through creative thinking, focusing on social impact, and building effective coalitions to tackle social and economic issues
Acquire the appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed for advocacy
Cultivate leadership skills, intercultural competence, eco-literacy and empathy
Suitable Disciplines
Business
Environmental Sciences
Education
Engineering
Design
Health Sciences
Humanities and Communication Arts
Medicine
Psychology
Social Sciences
Contact Hours
100 hours of Work Integrated Learning:
- Four mentoring/reflection sessions (2 hours each)
- Eight classroom sessions (1.5 hours each)
- Eighty hours of project work
Featured Cultural Experiences
Malaysian Cooking Classes
Cultural Immersion in Kuala Lumpur
Batu Caves
School of Hard Knocks
Batik Painting
Jungle School Gombak
Current Locations
Inclusions
- Accommodation for 17 nights
- Breakfast on all days, 2 lunches and 2 dinners
- Lectures & workshops on Culture, Language, Human-centered Design, etc.
- Project placement, mentoring by experts
- Cultural Immersions
- Local transport
- 24x7 support