UNITAR is preparing to launch its highly anticipated e-learning course on Climate Change Diplomacy which is due to start on the October 4th and will run for a duration of eight weeks. The course is set to provide high-level, diplomatic training for diplomats, negotiators and other high level officials prior to the climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, later this year.

 

Climate Change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Understanding the climate change problem is a work in progress for the scientific community, however the risks that it already poses to global societies mean that mitigation and adaptation efforts command the expertise of economists, development agencies and policy makers alike. The breadth of the range of challenges posed by climate change on a global scale has meant that it has become an international and interdisciplinary concern, and the subject of multilateral negotiations and geopolitical debate. 

 

UNITAR’s e-learning course constitutes eight, one-week modules, to provide a broad and concise training for participants from a variety of backgrounds and professions, in order to develop their understanding and appreciation of the collective action problem of climate change, the risks it poses, as well as the multilateral negotiation process and the framework of international climate change law and compliance mechanisms. The course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and capacities to make important decisions and represent the interests of their respective parties when considering climate change commitments, strategy or policy developments.

 

UNITAR is delighted to announce that the course moderators will include Dr. Heike Schroeder, of the Tyndall Centre, University of Oxford, and Professor Keith Shine, a Leading Author of the IPCC‘s Working Group I and Professor of the University of Reading. Each module of the course will be moderated by an expert and professional in their field of climate change research, policy and/or diplomatic process, who will provide participants with exceptional first-hand opportunities to enrich their learning experiences. Along with the core lessons and multimedia resources included in the course, participants will be able to ask questions, discuss queries and share experiences with the course moderators throughout the entire eight weeks of their training.