New Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Climate Change and Cities
1 Novermber 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - As part of its advanced learning series UN CC:Learn launches a new Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Climate Change and Cities, produced with technical advice from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
The learning resources presented in this Guide are drawn primarily from within the UN and partners to UN CC:Learn, designed to inform interested groups in learning more about climate change in urban areas. This material complements the UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Course on Climate Change, as well as the Specialised Module on Climate Change and Cities, focusing on the following learning topics.
- Cities’ Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments in Urban Areas
- Vulnerable Groups in Urban Areas
- Concrete Actions on Urban Mitigation and Adaptation
- Integrating Climate Change into Local Planning
- Mobilising Financial Resources
This Guide facilitates access to existing state-of the-art materials relevant for climate change learning and cities. It is written from the perspective of a learner who perhaps understands the basics of the topic but is seeking to obtain a more advanced understanding by gaining quick access to the most relevant learning materials. The Guide covers selected climate change topics that have been identified as a priority from a country perspective.
The PDF and Interactive versions are both available online at UN CC:Learn Resource Guides for Advanced Learning on Climate Change.
About UN CC:Learn
UN CC:Learn is a partnership of more than 30 multilateral organizations supporting countries to design and implement systematic, recurrent and results-oriented climate change learning. At the global level, the partnership supports knowledge-sharing, promotes the development of common climate change learning materials, and coordinates learning interventions through a collaboration of UN agencies and other partners. At the national level, UN CC:Learn supports countries in developing and implementing national climate change learning strategies. Through its engagement at the national and global levels, UN CC:Learn contributes to the implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC on training, education and public awareness-raising, and the 2012-2020 Doha Work Programme. Funding for UN CC:Learn is provided by the Swiss Government and UN partners. The Secretariat for UN CC:Learn is hosted by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
Image 1: Interactive version of resource guide
Image 2: PDF version of resource guide