This free-of charge e-course will provide “everything you need to know” about the basics of climate change. It is structured around 6 Modules: Climate Change Science; International Legal and Policy Framework for Climate Change; Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change Mitigation and Low Carbon Development; Climate Change Finance; and Climate Change Governance and Planning.
Each Module takes an average of 2 hours to complete. Each has four learning objectives. A short quiz at the end of each Module allows the student to verify if he or she have achieved the learning objectives. Once all 6 Modules are completed, the student will receive a certificate. Users can decide to take all Modules, or decide to select those that most interest them. However the student needs to do all 6 to get a certificate.
All Modules are also available as downloadable power point presentations that can be used for offline study or for training purposes. The modules also contain a wealth of links to other UN resources on climate change and are thus a gateway to more in depth and specific information.
The Modules have been developed and peer-reviewed through UN CC:Learn, a partnership of 33 multilateral organizations which supports Member States in designing and implementing results-oriented and sustainable learning to address climate change.