UN CC:Learn News
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UNEARTH News Publishes Article on the UN CC:Learn Initiative
The UN CC:Learn Initiative is currently featured in an online article published by UNEARTH News. The article, titled UN initiative aims to help nations sculpt climate change education frameworks, presents a comprehensive account of UN CC:Learn. It first relates how the project came to be, underlining the importance of education in international climate change responses.
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Capacity-Building Workshop in the Dominican Republic Promotes Access to Climate Change Finance
The National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL) of the Dominican Republic organized a capacity-building workshop on climate finance from 7-8 August 2013, in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. The event, which gathered 38 participants, is part of the second phase of the national UN CC:Learn pilot project.
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Malawi Designs and Field Tests an Educational Poster on Climate Change for Primary School Teaching
The Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Management produced a poster centred on the message Climate change is real. Act now!. This poster aims to raise children’s awareness and is developed as part of the national UN CC:Learn pilot project.
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Minister of Water and Environment Launches National Climate Change Learning Strategy of Uganda
At a high-level event with over 60 participants Uganda’s Minister of Water and Environment, H.E. Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu launched the National Strategy to Strengthen Human Resources and Skills to Advance Green Low Emission and Climate Resilient Development 2013-2022 on 28 June 2013, Kampala, Uganda.
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New Inter-Agency Publication Highlights Youth Action on Climate Change
UN CC:Learn participated in the development of the publication Youth in Action on Climate Change: Inspiration from around the World, a collaborative effort of the United Nations Joint Framework Initiative on Children, Youth and Climate Change aiming at highlighting concrete activities young people are leading around the world.
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Highlights from Bonn Climate Change Meeting, June 2013
UNITAR and representatives of UN CC:Learn Pilot countries attended the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Expo event on 9 June 2013, which launched the NAP process in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and participate in 1st Dialogue on Article 6.
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UN CC:Learn Workshop in the Dominican Republic for Strengthening Climate Change Knowledge and Skills of Journalists
Within the UN CC:Learn Framework, the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism of the Dominican Republic, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the Dominican College of Journalists and the National Union of Press Workers.
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UN CC:Learn Takes Part in an Expert Consultation on Ways to Use Education to Promote Climate Change Awareness
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) organized an Expert Consultation on Guidelines on Climate Change Education (CCE). The event took place at the UNESCO Headquarters.
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Malawi Develops Learning Strategy as Part of Comprehensive National Climate Change Response Framework
Key sectors and stakeholders in Malawi defined strategic priority areas and related action to strengthen climate change learning in the country at a workshop on 19 March 2013 in Lilongwe. The workshop to review and validate the National Climate Change Learning Strategy brought together around 30 participants from different sectors.
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Dominican Republic: Teacher Training on Climate Change in Boca Chica
The CNCCMDL in partnership with INAFOCAM organized a pilot workshop on “Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development (CCESD)”.