Awareness of the university students facing the problem of climate change: A proposal of activities

• Autores: Alonso García, Andy Fidel, Mesa Ortega, Wilfredo Ricardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad José Carlos Mariátegui
• Repositorio: UJCM-Alternancia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1101
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistaalternancia.org/index.php/alternancia/article/view/1101
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Cambio climático; Estudiantes; Universidad; Adaptación; Mitigación; Climate change; Students; University; Adaptation; Mitigation

In the present investigation, knowledge about climate change is identified, one of the biggest environmental problems that affects humanity. Its objective was to propose a system of activities to contribute to the awareness of university students about the problem of climate change and how to educate towards its adequate confrontation (adaptation and mitigation). A varied bibliography was consulted in the elaboration process and documents from other universities were reviewed, which allowed verifying the research and recommending actions to be implemented with the students of the last year of the careers in the Cuban universities. It contains a characterization of said environmental problem. The present investigation is based on the dialectical-materialist conception, with a mixed approach, which guides the theoretical and methodological procedure, as well as its integral conduction. What allowed to achieve the results achieved in this investigation. The students gained a better understanding of the importance of climate change awareness.