Kuala Lampur, Nov. 10 -- We are accustomed to the language of climate emergency. Wildfires, floods, climate refugees are the images that haunt our imagination of the future. Rightly so. Climate change is an existential challenge, one that will reshape economies, and test the limits of human ingenuity. But there is a more dangerous crisis gathering force alongside it: the crisis of education. Or the lack of it.

We cannot solve climate change without scientific talents, and informed citizens. We need them to design drought-resistant crops, build resilient infrastructure, and - most importantly - adapt to a world that is already changing. Mitigation alone will not save us. Adaptation is where the hard work lies, and adaptation requires know...