Introductory e-Course on Climate Change

The course provides clear, concise and up-to-date information for anybody interested in obtaining a general understanding about climate change. The course should be of particular interest to the following audiences:

• Civil servants in national ministries, provincial departments and local authorities;
• Environmental managers in private sector and civil society organizations;
• Faculty, researchers and students; and
• Interested citizens.

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the fundamentals of climate change science; 
• Present the international climate change legal and policy framework and explain key issues under negotiation; 
• Describe the expected consequences of climate change and the role of adaptation.
• Provide a rationale for climate change mitigation and propose actions in key sectors; 
• Identify main streams of climate change finance;
• Outline basic elements of planning processes to deliver climate change action; 
• Analyse principal challenges and opportunities for climate change action.