Muhammad Okta Ridha Maulidian, Sugeng Utaya, Didik Taryana, Syamsul Bachri, Rajendra P. Shrestha, Hifjir Hifjir, Cut Vita Rajiatul Jummi
: The phenomenon of climate change has been observed in Aceh, Indonesia. However, no study has specifically examined high school students’ conceptual knowledge, adaptation strategies, and mitigation measures related to climate change in the region. This study aims to assess students’ conceptual knowledge, adaptation strategies, and mitigation efforts related to climate change in Aceh, while investigating how these factors are influenced by gender, grade level, geographical landscape, and implementation of green school programs (Adiwivata). A sample of 410 students was taken from a total population of 137,283. Data were collected using online questionnaires distributed by teachers and analyzed using descriptive statistics, PCA, and ANOVA. The results of the study show that students’ knowledge, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change in Aceh are generally inadequate. This is because the current framework and implementation of climate change education have not effectively achieved the goals of increasing knowledge, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change at the secondary school level. Gender was found to affect Knowledge I, while grade level influenced Mitigation III. The geographic landscape impacts Mitigation I and II. Green school programs have been shown to have a positive effect on Knowledge I, Adaptation I, and all components of climate change mitigation. These results show the need for expanded efforts to improve climate change knowledge, adaptation, and mitigation among high school students in Aceh, through education policies that encourage teachers to implement learning about climate change in a continuous, detailed, and innovative manner. © 2025 by the author(s). Licensee Acadlore Publishing Services Limited, Hong Kong. This article can be downloaded for free, and reused and quoted with a citation of the original published version, under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Student Doctoral Geography Department, State University of Malang, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Geography Education Department, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, 23111, Indonesia; Geography Department, State University of Malang, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Department of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, Asian Institute of Technology, Khlong Luang, 12120, Thailand
