ABSTRACT
Global warming is one of the indications of Climate change caused by nature and by human activities. It is one of the day-to-day burning issues in the global terrain. The sustainability of all living things especially humans is at threat with the rising global temperature and the associated effects on the livelihood of humans and the survival of the ecosystem in general. The temperature rise has been occurring for a long time, the rate and threatening impacts have become more significant in the last 100 years due to the increase of the global population. Global warming is caused by natural occurrences and by human activities targeted at survival but these survival intents are indirectly killing the human population gradually and collapsing the chances of sustaining human flourishment due to the immediate and potential impacts of climate change caused by an increase in global temperature. The purpose of this study is to look at the threats of global warming to the sustainable administration of schools and the roles education can play through open, distance and e-learning in awareness creation, prevention and control of carbon emission, a major cause of global warming. This study used content analysis to analyze relevant literature sourced from both online and print media by arranging the secondary data into themes on formulated research questions on specific areas of global warming and its threats to the smooth administration of schools and the roles of ODeL in mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis. All issues were viewed holistically and historically in line with the interpretive research paradigm. In conclusion, Education is one of the main tools to resolve the global warming challenge and incidentally, education is also one of the most affected sectors by the rise in global temperature.
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