Transferring knowledge on climate change from Norway to Estonia via state-of-the-art exhibition and an accompanying educational programme

Awareness about climate change and of the negative impacts of human activity on climate is significantly lower in Estonia compared to Norway, with only 31% of Estonians versus 45% of Norwegians recognizing it as a very serious issue. To address this gap, we aim to leverage the donor’s expertise in raising public awareness and initiating behaviour change. The Climate House of the Natural History Museum of the University of Oslo in Norway (UIO) will serve as the donor entity, while the Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden (UT) will implement the project along with ecology, communication, education and psychology experts from Tallinn University. The project will focus on creating an exhibition designed to dispel common misconceptions about climate change and highlight the actions recommended by the scientific community to mitigate it and adapt to it. The design of the exhibition and the education programs will use insights from science communication and educational psychology to support increased awareness and long-term behaviour change. The main target groups of the project are school kids, families and people with little prior knowledge of climate change. The donor, with their experience of running the Climate House at their museum, will provide guidance to ensure that the exhibition and the accompanying educational program have maximum impact.