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Registration is now open for the March - August 2019 session of the Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance e-course offered by the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Center. This course will help you to understand the many facets of, and perspectives on, climate adaptation finance – which is not and shall not be limited to grant funding. An overview of how financing typically takes place in different adaptation related projects will form the basis for discussions about why finance is flowing towards adaptation projects in some cases whereas in other situations commercial adaptation investment is inhibited.

On 18 -22 March 2019, the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO) is offering a course on Promoting a Just Transition to Low-carbon and Climate-resilient Development.

This interactive e-learning course aims to improve the understanding of ‘green jobs’ key concepts and definitions as part of the contribution of the world of work to sustainable development, through a review of tools, selected literature and on-going practices.

Cities are quickly becoming the world’s center for business and commerce, accounting for over 80% of the world’s economic activity, but also contributing to two-thirds of the world’s overall energy consumption, and about 70% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Registration is now open for 2019 courses on Environmental Governance & Policy-Making: Navigate Environmental Governance and Influence the Policy Outcome from the Graduate Institute Geneva. The programme is designed for senior executives and mid-career leaders from all sectors and backgrounds who want to influence policy outcomes and contribute to solving pressing environmental challenges.

On 24-30 March 2019, Environment Europe is offering an online training course on Green Economy for Countries, Cities and Regions: Ecosystems, Economy, Policy. The School will address key elements of the new economy transformation, exploring the cutting edge methods and policy applications in ecological economics.

On 14 January 2019, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and its partners are offering an open online course on Circular Economy taught by experts from around the world. The course provides numerous cases of managing materials for sustainability, as well as teaches skills and tools for analyzing circular business models and promoting the development of your own ideas to become more involved in the transition to a Circular Economy.

The United Nations Statistics Division is hosting a self-paced introductory course titled "System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA)", which provides an introduction to the SEEA Central Framework, the statistical standard to measure the relationship between the economy and the environment.

The United Nations Statistics Division is offering a self-paced course titled "SEEA - In Depth Training on Water Accounting". The course provides an overview of water accounting as laid out in the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA), the statistical standard used to measure the relationship between the economy and the environment, and the SEEA Water.

The United Nations Statistics Division is hosting a self-paced course titled "SEEA - Experimental Ecosystem Accounting". The course provides an overview of ecosystem accounting including details on, among others, spatial units, ecosystem services, ecosystem condition and biodiversity accounts.