THE CHALLENGES OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED CATASTROPHES IN NIGERIA
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2013
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This article focuses on the challenges of technical and vocational education in mitigating climate
change induced catastrophes in Nigeria. The concepts of climate change and related areas were
discussed in the paper including the causes and effects of climate, as well as, issues of prevention,
preparation and adaptation processes. The roles that technical and vocational education may
play in preparing citizens to prevent, adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change are
presented. These include technical assistance; conducting research with a view to improve the
quality of predictions of future changes to regional and environmental conditions; and changing
the attitudes of citizens through education and public enlightenment to achieve a balance between
ethics and the management of the environment. In light of these issues, the authors view technical
and vocational education as an effective and significant tool in ameliorating the effects of climate
change. It is recommended that technical and vocational education practitioners use their
understanding of science and technology to deal with
challenges posed by climate change in Nigeria.