REPOSITIONING ENVIRONMENTAL ADULT EDUCATION (EAE) FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLING

Environmental changes and challenges have been with man from time immemorial. It is the responsibility of man to preserve and protect the environment for sustainability in the ecosystem. Appropriate knowledge of Environmental Education helps to reposition/reform Environmental Adult Education (EAE) to ensure man’s sustainable development. Responsible and friendly environmental conditions should create essential response to man’s sustainable development. The paper points out some global conferences that recognized the impact of development on the environment and sustainability which involves ecological, environmental, socio-economic, political, cultural, demographic and institutional life. It further looked at man’s environmental challenges and how EAE reforms should lead to man’s sustainable developmental needs. The paper recommends that, the counsellors and social welfare educators have a role to play by organizing and coordinating periodic meetings with the EAE facilitators, the adult learners and the communities for effective interaction and development of key concepts of EAE; the issues of EAE should be spelt out with all stakeholders for creating an avenue for behavior changes among the Adult indivduals; the Adult Learners should make sure that the environment is part of the sustainable organs that improve the life of individuals. As such, there is needs to strengthen and maintain sustainable development