On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Rotary Club of Patan held a climate change awareness session for students at Lubhu School, Lalitpur, one of the PEEF-supported schools adopted by the club. The session began at 11:00 a.m. and was part of our TEACH programme, which brings practical learning on health, safety and the environment to our adopted schools.

Rtn. Khadak S. Bisht, Immediate Past President and the club’s Environment and Climate Change Coordinator, gave the presentation “Climate Change and Our Daily Lives: understanding the problem, staying safe and taking green action”. The programme was coordinated by TEACH Chair Rtn. Mahendra S. Rawal.

What the session covered

The talk followed the three parts of its title:

• Understanding the problem. Students looked at the difference between global warming and climate change. Global warming is the rise in the Earth’s average temperature; climate change is the wider, long-term change in weather and climate patterns, including changes in rainfall, floods and drought. Global warming is one major cause of climate change.
• Staying safe. How changing weather affects daily life, and how to stay safe.
• Taking green action. Simple steps students can take at home and at school.

Students joined the discussion during the session, and the programme closed with a group photo of students, teachers and Rotarians.

Part of a wider series

Lubhu was the first of a series of sessions in our adopted schools. Rtn. Bisht took the same session to Shree Udaya Kharka Secondary School on 18 September and Shree Siddhimangal Secondary School on 24 September. Read about those sessions →

More photos

Sources: programme notice to members, 16 September 2026; presentation slides; Lalitdhara No. 1676.