The five-year plan for higher education is based on four strategic pillars:

Benefitting from the presence of prominent figures in the event, Ms Costanza Farina, Director of UNESCO Beirut, took the opportunity to initiate a Call to Action for Greening Education in Lebanon, emphasizing that, "we need a real revolution on the way we perceive our relation with nature. And what is more effective than education to achieve our efforts?" Ms Farina also stressed on the importance of enabling learners and raising their awareness on climate change, stating that UNESCO is operating with stakeholders and schools to green education in Lebanon.

UNESCO's Regional Education Program Coordinator and Education Lead for Lebanon, Ms Maysoun Chehab, also highlighted that UNESCO's new Greening Education Partnership aims to deliver a strong and comprehensive action that will prepare every learner to acquire the knowledge, skills and values to tackle climate change and promote sustainable development, which we hope to achieve in Lebanon.

Radical and swift changes must take place in many aspects of our lives, with education at the heart. Considering that education has a pivotal role in building individual and societal resilience and adaptability, it is essential to strengthen educational systems, increase their ability to withstand climate change and create safe, climate-proof schools to ensure the sustainable survival of our planet for future generations.