Andorran Group Urges School Adaptations for Climate Heat

Concòrdia, a parliamentary group in Andorra, has urged the government to adapt schools to rising temperatures driven by climate change. In written questions submitted to the executive, General Council member Maria Àngels Aché highlighted conditions at the end of the recent school year, when some classrooms exceeded 30 degrees Celsius, prompting complaints from the Andorran School Parents' Association (Ampaea).

Aché's queries emphasise that high-temperature episodes have increased significantly, affecting students' wellbeing, health, and concentration. Most school spaces lack air conditioning systems, she noted, despite pupils spending much of their day there. "Schools cannot remain on the sidelines of this new reality and must be adapted progressively to the changing scenarios," the Concòrdia representative argued.

She asked the Education ministry whether it has identified schools with thermal regulation issues and plans any actions to update these facilities. Aché also inquired if officials have conducted—or intend to conduct—a study on the impact of heat on pupils' performance, wellbeing, and health.

Concòrdia warned that longer heat periods could make such situations recurrent in coming years, raising questions about school infrastructure and the academic calendar. The group stressed the need for suitable conditions to protect learning, describing the issue as more than a comfort concern but a matter of safeguarding vulnerable children and adolescents. The government has yet to respond.