New Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Climate Change and Cities

1 Novermber 2016, Geneva, Switzerland - As part of its advanced learning series UN CC:Learn launches a new Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Climate Change and Cities, produced with technical advice from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).

Interactive version of resource guide

The learning resources presented in this Guide are drawn primarily from within the UN and partners to UN CC:Learn, designed to inform interested groups in learning more about climate change in urban areas. This material complements the UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Course on Climate Change, as well as the Specialised Module on Climate Change and Cities, focusing on the following learning topics.

  1. Cities’ Contribution to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  2. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments in Urban Areas
  3. Vulnerable Groups in Urban Areas
  4. Concrete Actions on Urban Mitigation and Adaptation
  5. Integrating Climate Change into Local Planning
  6. Mobilising Financial Resources

PDF version of resource guide

This Guide facilitates access to existing state-of the-art materials relevant for climate change learning and cities. It is written from the perspective of a learner who perhaps understands the basics of the topic but is seeking to obtain a more advanced understanding by gaining quick access to the most relevant learning materials. The Guide covers selected climate change topics that have been identified as a priority from a country perspective.

The PDF and Interactive versions are both available online at UN CC:Learn Resource Guides for Advanced Learning on Climate Change.


About UN CC:Learn

UN CC:Learn is a partnership of more than 30 multilateral organizations supporting countries to design and implement systematic, recurrent and results-oriented climate change learning. At the global level, the partnership supports knowledge-sharing, promotes the development of common climate change learning materials, and coordinates learning interventions through a collaboration of UN agencies and other partners. At the national level, UN CC:Learn supports countries in developing and implementing national climate change learning strategies. Through its engagement at the national and global levels, UN CC:Learn contributes to the implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC on training, education and public awareness-raising, and the 2012-2020 Doha Work Programme.  Funding for UN CC:Learn is provided by the Swiss Government and UN partners. The Secretariat for UN CC:Learn is hosted by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).


Image 1: Interactive version of resource guide

Image 2: PDF version of resource guide

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