Climate for All: Building Green Competences for a Resilient Europe

Europe faces escalating climate challenges. Strengthening citizens’ capacity to respond is therefore no longer optional, it is fundamental. We bring together policymakers, educators, civil society, and innovators to explore how competence-based, experiential learning can support a more climate-resilient Europe.​ This event offers a concrete perspective on how Europe can move from climate awareness to climate competence, and from competence to action.​ Hosted at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels, this high-level gathering marks the closing conference of Climate for All, an Erasmus+ initiative (2023–2026) implemented across five European countries. 

The project has developed a practical, scalable approach to building green competences through game-based learning, aligned with the European GreenComp framework.​ Participants will engage with both the strategic and practical dimensions of this work: from policy-level discussion with European institutions to hands-on experience with educational games and participatory methods that translate learning into local climate action. 

What to Expect:

• ​Dialogue on Policy and Practice A high-level panel featuring representatives from the European Commission, regional authorities, and civil society organisations, examining how competence-based education can strengthen climate resilience across Europe.
• Interactive Game Showcase A facilitated experiential coffee break, where participants explore six original educational games designed to foster systems thinking, critical thinking, futures literacy, and collective action.​
• Participatory Workshop A structured, hands-on session, where participants connect gameplay insights to the GreenComp framework and collaboratively map concrete actions for local climate resilience.​
• Networking & Exchange Opportunities to connect with policymakers, practitioners, and innovators working at the intersection of education, sustainability, and civic engagement.​

Speakers:​

• Sophia Queckenberg, European Commission, DG EAC​
• Monica Pisani, European Commission, DG CLIMA
• ​Ioannis Anastasakis, Region of Crete​
• Laura McDermott, Colectivo
• ​Patrycja Gas-Janczukowicz, Nausika Foundation
• Moderated by ​Antonios Triantafyllakis, All for Climate ASBL​Games 

Presented:​

• Spirit Path (LARP on collective action, systems thinking)​
• Echoes of Gaia (storytelling card game for nature appreciation & exploratory thinking)​
• GREENWASH! (critical thinking on corporate environmental claims)
• ​It’s Election Day! (democratic simulation to develop political agency)​
• The Elephant in the Room (debate game on problem framing & critical thinking)​
• SOLARPUNKs (cooperative futures literacy & collective action board game)

​About Climate for All​Climate for All is a European collaboration between NGOs in Belgium, Slovenia, Poland, the Netherlands, and Germany. 

The project has: 

• Developed six educational games on sustainability competences​
• Trained facilitators through an open-access programme​
• Engaged 300+ participants in workshops across Europe
• ​Built a growing global community of educators, players, and climate activists​Its methodology guides participants from play to reflection to action, supporting the development of tangible, locally relevant climate initiatives.

​Climate for All is a partnership of the NGOs All for Climate ASBL (Belgium), Zavod EREA (Slovenia), Nausika Education Foundation (Poland), Selkie Educational Foundation (Netherlands) & the International Youth Work Trainers Guild (Germany), and is co-funded by the European Union, through the Erasmus+ programme.​

Who Should Attend:

• ​- Members of European and national institutions​
• - Regional and local government representatives (including mayors)​- Civil society organisations and NGOs
• ​- Educators, facilitators, and youth workers
• ​- Researchers and practitioners in sustainability and learning innovation​

Practical Information: 

• Registration here
• Date: Friday, 26 June 2026
• Time: 09:00–12:00 (arrival from 08:15)
• Location: Committee of the Regions, Brussels (Room JDE 53, Rue Belliard 99)
• Capacity: - Limited to 50 participants​
• Registration Deadline: 20 June 2026 

Due to security requirements of the Committee of the Regions, all confirmed participants will receive a mandatory registration link for the eVisitor system on 22 June 2026 (sent from no-replycor [dot] europa [dot] eu (no-reply[at]cor[dot]europa[dot]eu)). Important: Access to the building is only possible upon completion of this process. 

On-site registration will not be available.