Welcome to the "Becoming a Climate Champion" e-course!
Are you ready to drive impactful climate action?
"Becoming a Climate Champion" is an interactive online course designed to equip you with essential skills for excelling in climate action in five key areas: leadership, project management, resource mobilization, leave no one behind and communications.
You will learn from high-level experts how to apply these skills to your climate and environmental projects, transforming your initiatives into successful, meaningful contributions to a sustainable future. Whether you are an entrepreneur, student, government official or NGO worker, this course empowers you to take your work to the next level and ramp up action against climate change.
"Becoming a Climate Champion" was developed by UN CC:Learn and UN Climate Change's Youth4Capacity.
Enrol today to take the first step to becoming a Climate Champion!
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DonateWhat will you learn?
The e-course aims to build people’s capacities in five key areas - leadership, project management, resource mobilization, leave no one behind and communications - to support them in climate-related projects.
After completing the course, you will be able to:
- Devise an inclusive climate action project or initiative that contributes to global efforts to tackle climate change.
- Outline a brief communications plan to promote climate-friendly projects and initiatives.
- Identify the resources needed to successfully implement a climate project or initiative.
- Describe key elements to consider when conceptualizing and implementing inclusive and gender-responsive climate projects and initiatives.
- Make use of different leadership styles in climate action projects and initiatives.
Who is this e-course for?
This course caters for everyone who wishes to learn more about leadership, project management, resource mobilization, leave no one behind and communications. However, it will be particularly useful to:
- Young people, such as students, entrepreneurs and professionals, who are acting, or intend to act, on climate change and would like to start or enhance their projects and initiatives.
- UN CC:Learn alumni and Youth4Capacity beneficiaries who are already taking or wish to take concrete steps to act on climate change.
- Everyone interested in playing an active role in addressing climate change and would like to benefit from these skills in their projects and initiatives.
The course at a glance
The course is self-paced and takes around three hours to complete.
The course has five interactive and engaging modules, one for each of the areas it covers. The course features video lessons, interactive online lessons, a final quiz and various additional resources.
- Module 1: Leadership
- Module 2: Project Management
- Module 3: Resource Mobilization
- Module 4: Leave No One Behind
- Module 5: Communications
- Final Quiz & Project Idea Submission
Your Instructors
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Angus Mackay
Director, Division for Planet, UNITAR, and Head, UN CC:Learn Secretariat.
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Cristina Rekakavas
Specialist, UNITAR, and Coordinator, UN CC:Learn Programme.
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Thanasis Priftis
Professor, Haute école de gestion, Geneva, and Director, Ynternet.org Foundation.
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Margaux Granat
Founder and Director, EnGen Collaborative, and climate justice and gender equality specialist.
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Dickon Bonvik-Stone
Senior communications manager, climate communication trainer, and podcast host.
Get your Certificate
Upon completing the five modules, participants will be asked to complete a final quiz covering the content of all the modules. A certificate of completion is awarded to learners who complete:
- All videos, interactive lessons and activities.
- The final quiz with a score of 70 per cent or higher.
The certificate will be available upon completion of the course. Once conditions are met, the certificate will automatically become available for download.
Partners and Contributors
This e-course is a collaboration between UN CC:Learn and UN Climate Change's Youth4Capacity, with a contribution from the Government of Italy.
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