The course has been designed to build a solid understanding of the negotiation environment provided by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), including its governing bodies, subsidiary bodies, negotiating groups and the financial mechanisms available, while focusing on climate change adaptation.
International Climate Change Negotiations: Leveraging LoCAL Experience in Support of Climate Change Negotiations
via UN CC:e-Learn
Overview
Syllabus
Learning ObjectivesExplain how the UNFCCC provides a framework for international cooperation to address climate change.Discuss the roles of the different governance bodies and negotiating groups under the UNFCCC.Explore the financial mechanisms set up under the UNFCCC.Examine the key adaptation milestones set up under the UNFCCC including the Paris Agreement and its non-market mechanisms for climate change adaptationReview negotiation skills and techniques to foster collective objectives for negotiating groups under the UNFCCC.
