UN CC:Learn News
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Benin Defines Implementation Framework for National Human Resources and Skills Strategy to Address Climate Change
The workshop to validate the National Strategy to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Advance Green Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development was organized by the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urbanism (MEHU) in the framework of the national UN CC:Learn Project and brought together over 50 participants from different sectors.
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UN Alliance to Support Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness Launched at COP 18
More than 250 delegates participated in the launch of the United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness at a side-event on 3 December 2012 organized in the margins of the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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UN CC:Learn @ Carbon Up-date
The 3rd Indonesia Carbon Up-date provided a forum to exchange on the progress of Indonesia in terms of climate change mitigation in various sectors.
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Executive Chair of Indonesia’s National Council on Climate Change Initiates Development of a Strategic Approach to Human Resource and Skills Development
Speaking in the presence of more than 120 workshop participants, Prof. Rachmat Witoelar, Executive Chair of the National Council on Climate Change of Indonesia and Special Envoy to the President of Indonesia on Climate Change, opened the national UN CC:Learn planning workshop in Indonesia.
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Interactive Workshop in Uganda Identifies Possible Priority Action to Strengthen Learning and Skills Development to Address Climate Change
The technical mid-term workshop for the national UN CC:Learn Project in Uganda identified concrete action to strengthen institutional capacities in the country to deliver learning, focusing on the education, agriculture, energy, water, forestry, environment, tourism, works and transport sectors.
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Vice President of the Dominican Republic Launched National Strategy to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Address Climate Change
In the presence of more than 150 national and international invited guests, H.E. Mr. Rafael Alburquerque, Vice President of the Dominican Republic launched the National Strategy to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Advance Green, Low Emissions and Climate Resilient Development at the National Palace.
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Assessment of Learning Needs and Delivery Capacities
The assessment of learning needs and capacities to deliver learning action covered some 100 organizations representing the public and the private sector, civil society, and education and training institutions. The assessment helped to identify priorities for individual learning and skills development.
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Rio+20 “What Happens on Monday Dialogue” Features Partnerships for Green Job Training and Skills Development
On the final day of the Rio+20 Summit, an interactive dialogue entitled “What Happens on Monday” took place to take stock of the outcomes of Rio and discuss opportunities for taking implementation forward. The event convened by Stakeholder Forum brought together more than 200 governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.
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The National Strategy to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Advance Green, Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development
The overall goal of the Strategy is to create a national framework for coordinated and enhanced action to strengthen learning relevant for green, low emission and climate resilient development in the Dominican Republic.
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Least Developed Countries Mention Need for Finance and National Strategies for Climate Change Education
The UN Climate Change Secretariat organized a workshop on the implementation of Article 6 of the United Nations Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) in Least Developed Countries (LDC), from the 19 to 21 June 2012, in Bonn, Germany. During the workshop UNITAR/UN: CC Learn presented on the initial lessons learned from supporting five pilot projects.