Climate action is shaped by national policy and international agreements, and effective participation in both is a high-level skill. This Program equips senior officials to develop climate policy and engage in international climate negotiations.
Designed for director-level climate officials, the Program reflects international climate policy and negotiation practice worldwide. It is directly applicable to climate governance in any context.
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Appraise climate policy and international negotiations
- Understand the international climate regime
- Understand the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement
- Develop national climate policy
- Develop and update NDCs
- Mainstream climate into national planning
- Align climate policy across sectors
- Prepare for climate negotiations
- Apply negotiation strategy and tactics
- Engage in multilateral climate processes
- Manage climate commitments and compliance
- Strengthen climate institutions and coordination
- Mobilise support and partnerships for climate
- Communicate climate policy
- Lead climate governance
- Apply emerging trends in climate policy
Course Outline
- Module 1: Climate Policy & International Negotiations
- Module 2: The International Climate Regime
- Module 3: UNFCCC & the Paris Agreement
- Module 4: National Climate Policy
- Module 5: Developing & Updating NDCs
- Module 6: Mainstreaming Climate into Planning
- Module 7: Aligning Climate Policy Across Sectors
- Module 8: Preparing for Climate Negotiations
- Module 9: Negotiation Strategy & Tactics
- Module 10: Multilateral Climate Processes
- Module 11: Climate Commitments & Compliance
- Module 12: Climate Institutions & Coordination
- Module 13: Support & Partnerships for Climate
- Module 14: Communicating Climate Policy
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Climate Policy
Who Should Attend
This Program is designed for senior climate and environment officials, policy and negotiation leads at director level in climate ministries, agencies, and development organisations internationally.
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