UNITAR Online Catalogue
Climate Change Diplomacy: Negotiating Effectively Under the UNFCCC
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Antecedentes
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of 21st century diplomacy and international governance. Given the many different stakeholders and communities who have roles to play, it is a contemporary challenge with regard to its demand on interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and languages, and the personal capacities needed to combine these so as to make diplomatic sense and success. Competing interests, political tensions, and challenges of the world today, such as the economic recession and competing development priorities, mean that negotiation deadlocks are rife and ways to overcome them are becoming more and more challenging to find.
Objetivos del evento
This online course will develop participants’ understanding of the climate change policy framework, by building an appreciation of the science, causes and impacts of climate change, the history of the policy making process and the UNFCCC framework, and will also consider the pertinent challenges currently facing diplomats and international decision makers in making progress with what is currently on the negotiating table. The course will take a close look at the negotiations to-date. The course will take a close look at gender in the negotiations and also the specific interests of parties who are most vulnerable to impacts of climate change.
Objetivos del aprendizaje
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:
Describe climate change science and the observed and projected impacts of climate change;
Track and explain the international climate change policy framework, including the climate change negotiations to date under the UNFCCC;
Define both climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Analyze international considerations for climate change decision-making;
Appraise the key issues in the ongoing international climate change negotiations,and how to build and move forward from COP23 and prepare for COP24.
Contenido y estructura
The course content will include the following one-week modules:
1. Understanding Climate Change and Global Vulnerabilities
2. Introduction to Climate Change Diplomacy
3. Implementation, Compliance and Enforcement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto its Protocol
4. Mitigating Climate Change
5. Adapting to Climate Change
6. International Considerations for Climate Change Decision Making- International Climate Financing and Technology Transfer
7. Capacity Building, Education, Research
8. Progressing Towards Future Climate Agreements
Metodología
e-Learning:The course is internet-based, moderated by senior international experts, asynchronous, and places emphasis on online discussions and self-paced learning. The participants will be primarily responsible for their own learning over the eight-week span of the course. The estimated workload is 56 hours.
The course will consist of the following components:
• Compulsory and optional reading material, intended to teach the basic concepts and principles of the lesson's subject-matter;
• External links to additional books, articles, documents, and websites related to the lessons;
• Quizzes and case studies at the end of each module. To be eligible for the course certificate, a passing grade of 80% on both quizzes and case studies is required;
• A Community Discussion Board will be available for participants to post questions or comments visible to the instructor and other participants. This discussion board will be moderated by the course director and UNITAR.
Público objetivo
The course targets mid to senior-level government officers in ministries preparing for and/or taking part in conferences in relation to climate change as well as staff of intergovernmental / nongovernmental organizations. It also targets entry-level and mid-career diplomats working in a multilateral setting. Private sector specialists and students whose work or studies are related to this subject are also encouraged to apply.
Información adicional
The course fee is 800 USD. We highly encourage credit card payments. You will receive an invoice by email after registration.
Registration will be closed as soon as the course is full and your place will be secured once your payment is confirmed.
General Requirements
-Have a good command of the English language
-Be computer literate
Technical Requirements
UNITAR recommends the following as a minimum in hardware and software to take our e-Learning courses. Please consult your Network Administrator or Systems person to ensure that you have the following:
-Platform: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, ME, XP or superior; MacOS 9 or MacOS X; Linux
-Hardware: 64 MB of RAM, 1 GB of free disk space
-Software:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Flash Player
Microsoft Office (Windows or Mac) or Open Office
Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or higher; it works better with Firefox 3.6 or higher
Note that JavaScript, Cookies and Pop-ups must be enabled