The Paris Agreement on Climate Change as a Development Agenda
Offered by
United Nations System Staff College
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Course details
Visit course page- Length
- 6 weeks
- Effort
- 12 hours
- Language
- English
- Region
- World
- Venue
- Online
- Certificate
- No
- Price
- 500 USD
Course summary
The course will frame the climate change impact and action around five core cornerstones of 2030 Agenda: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership.
Topics
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Climate action
About this course
The course will frame the climate change impact and action around five core cornerstones of 2030 Agenda: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership.
Download syllabusTarget audience
Development practitioners from the UN system, governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, civil society and academia.
Learning objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- explain key elements of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda, and the role of climate action in the broader context of sustainable development;
- identify and articulate the interrelations and inter-dependencies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in five critical dimensions of the sustainable development: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership;
- identify and articulate best practices to ensure coherence and mutual reinforcement between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
- explain existing tools and instruments to mainstream sustainable development and climate action into national development policies and planning.
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