UN CC:Learn News
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UN CC:Learn Endorses 5 Newly Appointed Ambassadors for Climate Change Learning at its 5th Steering Group Meeting
Participants from 16 UN organizations and 8 UN CC:Learn countries took part in the 5th Steering Group Meeting of UN CC:Learn Partners, 1-2 October 2014, Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting allowed to wrap up the first phase of the UN CC:Learn project and discuss activities for the second phase.
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UN CC:Learn Partner Countries Develop Recommendations for Successful Climate Change Learning Strategies
Participants from the five UN CC:Learn pilot countries (Benin, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malawi, Uganda) met with participants from three new partner countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan) to share experiences in the development and implementation of national climate change learning strategies during a UN CC:Learn workshop.
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Malawi's Latest Step in Promoting Climate Change Education
As part of their effort to integrate climate change education in Malawi’s primary school curricula, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Malawi recently launched a publication called Climate Change Sourcebook for Primary School Teachers.
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Guidance Note for Developing a National Climate Change Learning Strategy Now Available in French and Spanish
Good news! The UN CC:Learn Guidance Note for Developing a National Climate Change Learnign Strategy is now available in French and Spanish. A group of decicated volunteers has supported the translation of the document in order to make it more accessible to people all around the world.
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The United Nations System Delivering as One on Climate Change
In order to show Governments and the public how the diverse entities of the UN system work together in the area of climate change, the United Nations developed the booklet entitled "How the United Nations System Supports Ambitious Action on Climate Change - The United Nations System Delivering as One on Climate Change and Sustainable Development".
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Online Climate Change Course Receives Registrations from All 195 Countries Party to the UNFCCC
In little more than 6 months the UN CC:Learn online Introductory Course on Climate Change has received close to 8000 registrations from all 195 countries that are party to the UNFCCC. The course offers an overview of key issues related to climate change, including the science, negotiations, adaptation, mitigation, finance and planning.
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New UN CC:Learn Resource Guides Promote Advanced Learning on Climate Change & Health and on Climate Change Education
The UN CC:Learn Secretariat has launched a new Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Understanding the Climate Change and Health Interface and a new Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Integrating Climate Change in Education at Primary and Secondary Level.
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“You are Not Alone” - Uganda Strengthens its Climate Change Desk Officer Network
7 August 2014, Kampala, Uganda. Uganda’s Climate Change Unit is investing in the national climate change desk officer network; a cross sectoral group of 40 individuals drawn from all branches of government, also including NGO and private sector representatives, with support from the UN CC:Learn programme.
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Update on Indonesia REDD+ Training
Indonesia is moving forward with additional training on REDD+, following the a workshop organized through UN CC:Learn. As part of the project, existing Ministry of Forestry training materials were updated and translated. These will now be used for additional training events in the Kapuas Hulu district, West Kalimantan.
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UN CC:Learn Good Learning Practices from around the World
The UN CC:Learn programme has launched a new and dynamic platform to showcase good learning practices in the area of climate change. The platform aim to inspire climate change education and training activities around the world, and to identify concrete recommendations for effective learning action.