UN CC:Learn News
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NOW AVAILABLE: Two Advanced Learning Resource Guides on Climate Change Science
The UN CC:Learn Secretariat has launched two Resource Guides for those interested in gaining a more advanced understanding of the science of climate change. These documents are a Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on the Fundamentals of Climate Change Science and a The Dominican Republic’s UN CC:Learn Programme Leverages USD 1 Million in National Funds for Climate Change Teacher Training
The National Council on Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMD) of the Dominican Republic has announced that the country will invest a further 1 million USD from the national budget in climate change training for teachers in 2014-2016. The training programme is based on a UN CC:Learn supported pilot phase.
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Regional Training Workshop on Climate Change Education Brings together Participants from 13 Countries
The UN CC:Learn programme in the Dominican Republic has developed a national programme for training teachers on climate change.
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UN CC:Learn e-Course Attracts 3,800 Participants in Three Months, Registrations Continue
More than 3,800 people from more than 150 countries (including 34 Least Developed Countries - LDCs) have registered for the UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Course on Climate Change (http://unccelearn.org/). Most participants are from Asia (30%), followed by Europe and Africa (26% and 22% of registrations respectively).
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UNITAR Executive Director Signs Further Agreement with Government of Switzerland, on behalf of the One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn)
Executive Director, Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles, signs an agreement with the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) launching a further implementation phase of the One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership (UN CC:Learn).
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UN CC:Learn Launches Guidance Note on National Climate Change Learning Strategies
The UN CC:Learn Secretariat has released a Guidance Note which provides methodological and organizational suggestions for developing a national climate change learning strategy. The Guidance Note responds to the UNFCCC Doha Work Programme which mandates States to prepare a national strategy on Article 6 of the Convention.
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Academia Meets in Bandung, Indonesia, to Ponder the Best Ways in which to Organise Knowledge for Climate Change
The Indonesia National Council on Climate Change in collaboration with the Institute of Technology of Bandung organized a workshop on climate change knowledge management on February 11, 2014. The event was part of the implementation of the National Climate Change Learning Strategy of Indonesia. 160 participants took part in the workshop.
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UN CC:Learn to Be Scaled Up Across Central America
The eight Presidents of the Central America Integration System (SICA) have officially decided to scale-up the UN CC:Learn programme in the region. The Dominican Republic presented the results of their national UN CC:Learn project to SICA members who agreed on January 29th 2014 to work towards the implementation of similar activities in their countries.
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Training for Climate Negotiators Organized in Benin
Thirty negotiators from Benin were trained on the subject of climate change negotiation during a three day workshop in Ouidah. The event was organized by Ministry of Environment of Benin, in partnership with the Centre d’éducation à distance (CED-Benin) and the Institut de la Francophonie pour le Développement Durable (IFDD).
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Indonesia Trains National and Sub-National Decision-Makers on REDD+
The National Council on Climate Change (DNPI) and the Ministry of Forestry (MoF) of Indonesia organized a training workshop for decision-makers in Pontianak, West Kalimantan on 21-22 January 2014 to support the implementation of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +).