Learning Events

This workshop aims to build teachers’ capacity in climate change education in South-East Asian countries. In particular, this regional workshop supports teachers: to develop their capacities to design projects; to increase their knowledge and awareness towards specific environmental issues; to exchange their experiences and concerns with national and international teachers and experts in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Climate Change Education (CCE); and to obtain feedbacks on their activity plans from national and international experts.

This symposium addresses various issues regarding the role of climate change on the oceans, including: sea level rise, changes in thermo-haline ocean circulation, acidification, oligotrophy of temperate seas, changes in species abundance, distribution and phenology, loss of biodiversity, all of which will have serious implications for marine living resources. It includes workshops on: Climate change projections for marine ecosystems: best practice, limitations and interpretation; Coastal blue carbon: mitigation opportunities and vulnerability to change; Effects of climate change on advective fluxes in high latitude regions; Public perception of climate change; Climate change and range shifts in the ocean: detection, prediction and adaptation; Beyond dispersion: integrating individual-based models for bioenergetics and behavior with biophysical transport models to predict influences of climate change on recruitment processes in marine species. The event brings together experts from different disciplines to exchange observations, results, models and ideas at a global scale and to discuss the opportunities to mitigate and protect the marine environment and its living resources.

This knowledge exchange forum is an opportunity for energy sector practitioners and policymakers from developing countries to join with global experts to share experiences and views about pressing global energy challenges. The forum is designed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge across sectors and regions, and between representatives from client countries and donors. The event comprises four sessions spread over three days: 1) Results-Based Approaches in the Energy Sector (May 7);  2) Energy Access for the Urban/ Peri-Urban Poor (May 8); 3) Renewable Energy Resource Mapping (May 9) and; 4) Planning Tools to Support Low Carbon Development (May 9).

This workshop aims to increase knowledge and awareness on Green Growth and Eco-Efficiency to enhance sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region; to identify key challenges and recognize best practices and lessons learned to implement a green growth strategy and low-carbon/eco-efficiency plans locally; and to have specific action plans for local implementation and follow-up of lessons learned. It provides: i) lectures on Green Growth and Eco-Efficiency concepts through various good practices at the local, national, and international levels; ii) an opportunity for local authorities to have better understanding of Green Growth policy measures by introducing eco-efficiency indicators; and iii) a venue for further city-to-city cooperation in implementing local action plans for Green Growth.

This National Workshop is held within the framework of the UN CC:Learn pilot project in the Dominican Republic. It provides an opportunity to discuss and define the priority actions with concerned government sectors and other interested organizations. Specific workshop objectives include to: 1) enhance skills of participants to design results-based action to enhance climate-change related learning; 2) identify learning needs and sustainable learning approaches in selected priority sectors; 3) develop specific learning interventions/workshops responding to professional priority needs; 4) develop action to strengthen institutional capacities to delivery climate change learning through general education, TVET, and public education; and 5) explore modalities and partnerships for implementing the proposed action. The Workshop brings together key actors from government and organizations outside of government. 

This training gathers 21 young people from 15 European Countries to examine the environmental, cultural and socio-economic impacts of climate change on the Wadden Sea ecosystem, and use their experiences and acquired knowledge to encourage their peers to become environmentally responsible citizens. By visiting the mudflats, saltmarshes and other ecosystems of the Langeness island in the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park (Germany) and surrounding areas, the participants are expected to learn about the challenges facing the Wadden Sea and sustainable development in this complex region. A major emphasis of the training is peer-to-peer learning and networking. Together, the participants will share and develop ideas to respond to the complex issues and communicate their experiences through social media, newspapers and film.

The Africa Carbon Forum is a trade fair and knowledge sharing platform for carbon investments in Africa. It is a place to discuss the latest development in the carbon market and how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other mitigation mechanisms can be successful in Africa. The Forum includes matchmaking and deal facilitation sessions where carbon project developers can showcase their projects to investors and carbon buyers.

This semaint provides training on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories.

This instructor-led e-Learning course organized jointly by UNITAR and World Trade Institute/University of Bern explores key legal and economic issues arising from the climate change debate, including the relationship between the WTO Agreement and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) that address climate change. The course is designed specifically for senior and middle level officials and professionals wishing to deepen their knowledge and understanding of international trade and climate change issues.

This conference aims to share and consolidate the latest developments in community based adaptation (CBA) planning and practices in different sectors and countries in Asia and globally, and disseminate this knowledge more broadly. Specific objectives are to: bring together different stakeholders and practitioners to share and discuss knowledge of CBA planning and practices, from different parts of the developing world and in particular Vietnam; capture the latest experiences and learning from CBA planning and practices; enhance the capacity of practitioners to help those most vulnerable to climate change to improve their livelihoods; share lessons learnt, thus facilitating the integration of climate change into national and international development programmes; and, disseminate lessons learnt at the workshop through workshop proceedings and an immediate workshop summary. The event consists of a three-day field visit to CBA projects in different ecosystems in Vietnam followed by three days of interactive discussions.

This 12-week program on science and policy of climate change consists of four learning modules spread over three weeks on 1) science of climate change, 2) impacts of climate change, 3) coping with climate change, and 4) action and political economy. The duration of each module is 20-25 learning hours. The program is delivered through a blended learning format comprising video-recorded lectures, academic articles and multimedia among others. The program targets development practitioners, policy makers, the corporate sector, graduates and mid-level professionals.