Climate agenda in the southern region of Russia: the view of the agrarian university students

Abstract

The article presents the results of a brief theoretical review of approaches to the study of the climate agenda and an empirical study of the attitude of students of the Agrarian University to climate change issues. A brief review of scientific publications from the science-intensive Scopus database showed the main directions of research of the subject field in the sphere of social dimensions, methodology, theory and methods of obtaining empirical material. We have developed a toolkit for conducting a survey in the youth student environment of the Agrarian University; it is based on the analysis of the obtained theoretical generalizations. 497 respondents from full-time students of Stavropol State Agrarian University took part in the survey (Stavropol, Russia). Methodological recommendations have been developed for improving educational programs of higher agricultural education in the field of climate literacy – the ability to formulate, apply and interpret climate knowledge in professional activities; understanding the direction of climate change and the corresponding transformations of professional activity in the agricultural sector of the South of Russia (Stavropol Krai, Russia). Attracting the attention and involvement of future agricultural specialists in the discussion track of the development of the climate agenda is an important factor of professional competence.