KUWAIT: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society emphasized the importance of raising community awareness among all residents about climate change issues and their impact on humans and their role in confronting them in order to preserve the environment on Thursday.

The Director of Public Relations and Media Department at the Society, Khaled Al-Zaid, said in a press statement on the sidelines of the 'Foundational Workshop on Climate Change' organized by the Society, "The workshop aims to educate the community and researchers about the damages of climate change."

"The workshop lasted for three days and discussed the impact of climate change on sustainable development, its regional and international dimension, as well as confronting environmental risks resulting from climate change at all levels, especially in Kuwait," Al-Zaid explained.

"The workshop comes within national efforts to confront climate change and integrate adaptation with climate change in policies, plans and programs. This is in addition to training volunteers to deal with climate change and manage it in providing humanitarian assistance when countries are exposed to natural disasters," he added.

"The workshop recommended the inclusion of environmental culture in educational curricula, as well as coordination with civil society organizations to carry out awareness campaigns in schools and universities by holding specialized lectures in this regard, in addition to implementing media plans for crisis management to educate the community. Moreover, it also dealt with the role of the International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in facing the climate crisis by harnessing humanitarian action in reducing current and future negative impacts and adapting to them," he clarified. - KUNA