This course provides “everything you need to know” about the basics of climate change, from climate change science to governance. It contains 6 modules with each module taking about 2 hours to complete. You need to pass a quiz after each module to receive your certificate from UNITAR.
The REDD+ e-Academy is likely to be of use to train REDD+ decision-makers in economic and policy sectors which will be essential for the success of results-based actions such as agriculture, energy, mining, finance, and development planning. This course offers various components of REDD+, from the basics to setting reference levels, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement. It contains 12 modules with each module taking about 2 hours to complete.
This free online course provides the basis for understanding the underlying physical processes governing climate variations in the past, present, and future. In the course, we focus on explaining the main external forcing mechanisms such as the sun, volcanoes, and changes in greenhouse gasses and aerosols, which can contribute to changing the global energy budget and initiate climate variations.
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Find out how to integrate a sustainable development strategy into your company with this free online course. The course will help you assess each topic about business, whatever sector interests you and wherever you are in the world, and explore how you can use your interests to influence sustainable development.
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Explore our planet from space and learn how Earth observation is used to monitor climate change, with this free online course. Satellite Earth Observation technology provides a compelling insight into climate change which can help to underpin climate policy, scientific research, and public engagement. But how does this technology work, and how can it achieve the essential detail and comprehensive worldwide view that we need? The course is free and fully flexible – you can progress in step with other learners week by week, or take the course entirely at your own pace, with all materials available indefinitely once you have registered.
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Find out more about the climate of the past and how climate change can present several risks and opportunities. This free online course from the University of Reading will take you on this fascinating journey through time. Over five weeks, we’ll explore how climate shapes the way we live, the food we eat, the water we drink, and the cities we live in.
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Learn how to apply climate change leadership in your business, municipality, or organization, with this free online course. Climate change creates a situation of unprecedented urgency, complexity, and uncertainty, but also opens up new opportunities for innovation and leadership. In this free online course, you will get a view of the leadership challenges associated with climate change, as well as the new arenas that are opening up for climate action.
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Our ancestors burned trees and whales far faster than nature produced more, gaining good from the energy but causing big problems. Today we burn fossil fuels, which allows us to live well but will cause even bigger problems in the future.
This online course will show the immense value we get from energy, where we get most of our energy today, why the energy system must change eventually, and why a faster change would help us. What topics will you cover? + Why Energy Matters + What is Energy? + Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas + Drilling, Fracking and Reserves + The Physics of Global Warming + The History of Global Warming What will you achieve?
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This course aims to explain the science of climate change, the risks it poses and the solutions available to reduce those risks. It will set contemporary human-caused climate change within the context of past natural climate variability. Then it will take a risk communication approach, balancing the ‘bad news’ about climate change impacts on natural and human systems with the ‘good news’ about potential solutions.
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Designing institutional arrangements that recognize ecosystem services in the values we place upon natural systems will be an important way to help govern the planet, for both present and future generations.
This course explores three approaches to rights and values and applies these to ecosystem services around the world. It also includes advice on producing press releases about environmental issues.
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This course is part of the Environmental Challenges program, which will enable you to explore how people and nature interact, it explores three aspects of justice and applies these to environmental issues surrounding natural resource management in the world. It also introduces Strategic Environmental Assessment and Terms of Reference.
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Increasing populations and social changes are pressurizing our relationship with the environment. Property rights are embedded in power structures and land management. This course explores the different ways that nature is perceived by different types of societies and the impact of property rights on natural resource management.
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Human conflict has both short and long-term effects on the natural world. The environment is directly impacted by pollution and explosions and can be used as a weapon of war. In the longer term, sustainable environmental management is disrupted when conflict destabilizes social systems and people are denied access to natural resources. As resources become scarcer, it might be expected that people come into conflict about access to natural resources.
This course explores three aspects of conflict and resource scarcity and applies these to explore decision-making and negotiation skills.
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Learn how water can be used in the planning of cities to improve livability in the face of climate change and population growth. Water plays a central role in almost every aspect of our urban environment and the quality of life in our cities. Alarmingly, the combined impacts of rapid population growth and climate change are now posing a severe threat to the livability and resilience of our cities.
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The course is aimed at the level of students entering university and seeks to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to what is a broad field. It engages several experts from the University of Exeter and several partner organizations.
The course will set contemporary human-caused climate change within the context of past natural climate variability. Then it will take a risk communication approach, balancing the ‘bad news’ about climate change impacts on natural and human systems with the ‘good news’ about potential solutions. These solutions can help avoid the most dangerous climate changes and increase the resilience of societies and ecosystems to those climate changes that cannot be avoided.
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This course will provide an integrative understanding of the components of the climate system including the range of natural climate variability and external drivers of climate change, in addition to the impacts of a changing climate on multiple sectors such as the economy, policy, ecosystems, and indigenous populations.
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This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow their economies in a climate-friendly way. You will be introduced to an approach with which to address this challenge. The approach consists of a facilitated process whereby academic researchers and high-level influential actors within society co-produce knowledge. You will track this process in four Latin American countries – Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and South Africa.
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Climate change is a global problem we all must face. This course will deal with some of the key issues related to the ethical dimensions implied by climate change – learning especially from the problems faced as well as the resilience models formulated by the marginalized sectors of society or the so-called “Global South”.
Think someone should do something to save our planet from Climate Change? The Earth is in a CLIMATE CRISIS and needs you. Yes, YOU!! Right now, we are in the Emergency Room and need to act quickly. Take this Easy-to-understand STEP-BY-STEP course on Renewable Energy and Climate Change, if YOU want to help. Even the smallest things YOU DO can SAVE our planet!
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This is a streamlined course to take you from knowing nothing about Climate Change to giving you all the knowledge to be well-rounded about the topic. This course should enable you to, with confidence, discuss the Climate Change issue with other people. In this course, we are using scientific knowledge and measurable data to present our information. No worries though, we are simplifying all the scientific information to be understandable by everyone.
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Find out how climate change will affect us, why we should care about it, and what solutions we can employ. Climate change is the biggest global challenge the human race has ever faced. Our insatiable demand for energy from fossil fuels is changing the atmosphere, and in turn, changing our climate. Climate change is already affecting the physical surface of the earth, the environment that provides our life support, our food supply, economy, and society. These changes will accelerate over the next few decades.
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Climate change is a key issue on today’s social and political agenda. This free course explores the basic science that underpins climate change and global warming.
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The Center for Sustainable Development (CSDi) provides live training workshops and a climate change online course module for development organizations, grassroot organizations, nonprofit staff and individuals interested in community based adaptation. This climate change training presents an ‘online field experience,’ and lead participants in the process of developing sustainable, self-sufficient communities. This blended learning program will lead you through the development of a real project, in real time, in a real village, and leave you with the practical field tools to sustain it.
The course will equip you with the tools and techniques you need to improve current project effectiveness, to introduce community-based adaptation into organizational programming, and to generate new projects. This practical training course is appropriate for administrators, policymakers, all levels of practitioners as well as for students of development.
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This online course, developed by UN CC: Learn and UNDP, with support from the Government of Sweden, aims to support policy makers in understanding how to optimize countries’ public expenditures by taking into account the projected climate change impacts.
This tutorial is free of charge and has been developed by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) as part of the regional project “Strengthening the Governance of Climate Change Finance to Benefit the Poor and Vulnerable in Asia and the Pacific”, implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
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Climate change happens in different ways, ranging from increased climate variability and gradual changes in temperature and precipitation, to increased frequency and intensity of extreme events.
In this lesson you will see some examples of how climate change impacts on food insecure and vulnerable people. You will also look at the interactions between climate change and food security determinants at global level.
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This course has been created to bring climate change education outside the science classroom into the many other subject areas upon which climate change now has an impact, or will impact in the future, such as ethics, social studies, economics, political science, among others. The Course Framework and Overview sets the stage for the course, providing background on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development (CCESD), course rationale, module overviews, and practical hints and tips for organizing and giving the course.
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With record levels of greenhouse gas emissions in the last 4 years, and record levels of weather-related impacts, costs, and financial losses, it is clear that climate change is here to stay, and that its physical, political, economic, and financial implications will only sharpen in coming years and decades.
This course will look at climate-related financial risks and opportunities, including topics such as physical and transition risks, mitigation, adaptation, the shift to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy for financial institutions, and emerging disclosure frameworks. This course is supported by CAF – Latin American Development Bank. This course will target Executives and middle management from financial institutions such as banks, insurers, re-insurers, and fund managers, from both developed and developing regions.
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This e-learning course is based on the results developed within the DEWFORA project and aims to provide the participant with an in-depth understanding of drought early warning and forecasting. It is centered on various key questions that DEWFORA proposes as a protocol for the design and implementation of drought forecasting and early warning:
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Many countries struggle with the consequences of unsustainable growth programs, affecting the climate, people, and natural resources. Local authorities and their inhabitants are faced with droughts, floods, air pollution, land degradation, deforestation, and rising sea levels. By developing sustainable growth policies, local governments in partnership with the community, can improve the quality of life of citizens and contribute to protecting the global environment.
This course discusses how local authorities can respond and adapt to climate change, plan and implement solutions for environmental and natural resource challenges, and promote more sustainable ways of development. Leading international experts and practitioners will share the latest insights on climate change adaptation and mitigation and the impact on local authorities.
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This training was developed with the assistance of EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee. The video portions of the training have captioning for those who are hearing impaired. Completing the training will take about 30 minutes. Handout: Community-Based Adaptation To A Changing Climate. Questions about this training? Email: Climate Adaptation (climateadaptation@epa.gov)
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What You Need to Know is the second education module in a series of three. It gives a brief overview of current and projected climate change effects on water resources, vegetation, wildlife, and disturbances, specifically geared toward forest and grassland ecosystems.
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This course is designed to guide conservation and resource management practitioners in two essential elements in the design of climate adaptation plans. Specifically, it will guide in identifying which species or systems are likely to be most strongly affected by projected changes; and understanding why these resources are likely to be vulnerable, including the interaction between climate shifts and existing stressors.
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The training courses here can help you acquire the tools, skills, and knowledge you need to manage your climate-related risks and opportunities. All courses are free of charge and are offered in at least one of three formats: online audio-visual presentations (“Online, Self-Guided” and “Tool Tutorial”), training webinars (“Online, Scheduled Lecture Series”), and residence training courses (“Onsite, Instructor-Led”).
The course is designed for planners, public works staff, floodplain managers, hazard mitigation planners, sustainability managers, emergency managers, community groups, members of civic organizations, and coastal resource managers.
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The NWS Climate Services Division Seminar Series was created to build capacity in NWS field offices on climate-related topics. Speakers are chosen based on suggestions from NWS field offices for topics of interest. Seminars will be announced via the NWS Climate listserv and will be held approximately monthly.
This training is designed for public, private, and tribal natural resource managers across the Midwest and Northeast who are interested in actively enhancing the ability of forests to cope with changing conditions. Individuals and small teams can participate in FAPP training. Bringing a small team may help projects thoroughly consider a variety of management goals and considerations – including woods, water, wildlife, and other factors.
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Forest Adaptation Planning and Practices (FAPP) is an active, hands-on training to help natural resources managers incorporate climate change considerations into their real-world forest management projects.
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On this site, you will find a variety of ways to hone your knowledge and skills for interpreting climate change. These modules are designed for self-study — in your own time and at your own pace. These learning resources have been developed by a dedicated group of your colleagues (see the acknowledgments and citation page) — if you know any of them, please take the time to thank them for their dedication to this effort.
There are several ways to engage with this material as outlined below — either in-depth with each of the study guides, or dip into the content as you need it and whenever you have time. The content is presented in a way that can be updated and revised, due to the evolving nature of this challenging topic.
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This MOOC enhances knowledge and skills for tackling complex issues such as resilience and transformation, sustainable development, ecosystem management, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and how they can be operationalized. It will benefit disaster managers and practitioners, climate change adaptation professionals, development planners, project implementers, and policy makers.
The course will be delivered through a series of lectures and case studies, quizzes, and peer-reviewed exercises, along with additional study materials provided to the students. Lectures will be available through videos as well as online documents and will be geared for students who may not have access to high-speed internet so they can follow the course. Students will be provided the opportunity to enhance their critical thinking through real-life and fictitious problem-solving exercises. Each week will feature an international expert who will be available to respond to questions and interact with students.
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Master the basics of Climate Science so you can better understand the news, evaluate scientific evidence, and explain global warming to anyone. Do you want to talk about climate change from an informed perspective? Are you interested in how global warming works? Climate change is the biggest challenge of our time, and climate science is critical to finding solutions. How can we make the best decisions about our present and future? By taking this course, you can be part of the global conversation.
This course will give you the knowledge you need, and practice communicating about climate change.
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