Asia-Pacific Sustainability Action Awards-Sustainability Action Awards SDG13:Bronze
Chung Yuan Christian University
Sustainability Action : AWARE Early Warning System and Climate-Health Education in Indonesia
Educational support in Indonesia was funded by the Belmont Forum through the AWARE team, working to raise community awareness on the health threats of climate change, particularly diarrhea. Indonesia was chosen for this educational initiative as it is one of the regions in the Asia- Pacific with a high prevalence of diarrheal diseases. This activity was held in three cities, including Surabaya, Malang, and Lamongan, located in the East Java Province of Indonesia. The initiative targeted five universities, two elementary schools, one high school, and four women’s communities across our targeted areas. The educational support was aimed at raising awareness on diverse people, from elementary school, teenagers, youth, to adulthood. The educational content centered on the effects of climate change on health and its prevention actions. Observations revealed that most of the women’s community in our targeted areas had less access to support education on awareness of climate change, practices related to WASH, and the threats and impacts of increased diseases under climate change, particularly diarrheal. As a result, collaboration with like-minded stakeholders was established to strengthen t