Together, we launched the Climate Change Challenge – a global initiative aimed at empowering high school students and teachers to become catalysts for change in the fight against climate change. The competition invited students to showcase their innovative solutions and encourages teachers to create impactful lesson plans, fostering environmental awareness and sustainability. Shamsheer also joined our international panel of judges to review the submissions from the teachers and students and shared his insights on the imperative of health financing to tackle climate change.
Burjeel Holdings then hosted the finalists in the United Arab Emirates in December at the United Nations Climate Conference, COP28. The three winning student teams will be attending a specially-curated two-week Future Climate Innovators Summer School at Oxford University in August 2024. The winner in the teacher’s category will be attending an Executive Education course at Oxford in May 2024, while the runners-up will be pursuing a 6-week long Oxford Climate Emergency Programme online beginning June 2024.