Application Deadline: 30th April 2024
The African Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) has designed this training Program on climate governance, diplomacy and negotiations leadership with a view to address this important continental challenge. This is a call for applications to eligible applicants.
Objective
The overall objective of the Program is to build and strengthen African climate leaders and to improve their knowledge and negotiation skills to enable them to engage effectively in international climate change policy discourse as well as contribute to the successful implementation of climate actions at regional and national levels.
Target Groups
- Policy and decision makers using climate science and responsible for developing and implementing national and sub national climate policies, programs and projects;
- Climate scientists and professionals working in think tanks and academia;
- Climate change negotiators and international diplomats; representatives of non-state actors such as international and intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector working in the field of climate change and environment;
- Jurists involved in climate change and environmental governance.
PROGRAM CONTENT
The training is organized into ten modules including:
- Module 1 – Climate Physical Science
- Module 2 – Climate Leadership, Communication, Diplomacy, and Negotiations
- Module 3 – Climate Change Governance
- Module 4 – Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
- Module 5 – Climate Justice and Litigation
- Module 6 – Long-term Low Emission Climate Resilient Development; Decision Support Tools
- Module 7 – Climate Finance
- Module 8 – Technology Development and Transfer; Gender and Climate Change
- Module 9 – Climate Security
- Module 10 – Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL), and Measurement Reporting and Verification (MRV)
More Info: AGNES Climate Governance, Diplomacy and Negotiations Leadership Program
