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UN CC:e-Learn

Children and Climate Change

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Join over 28,000 learners worldwide who have already taken this eye-opening course on children and climate change. Discover how climate change affects children and youth, how to build their resilience, and how reducing greenhouse gas emissions benefits people of all ages. You'll explore inspiring solutions that empower children as agents of change and uncover the vital role governments play in protecting their future. Through interactive exercises, real-world examples, and a wealth of resources, this course makes complex issues easy to understand and act on.

Syllabus

What will you Learn? Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Explain how climate change affects children. Describe how measures to build climate resilience and mitigate climate change can benefit children. Illustrate key instruments and good practices for empowering children to act on climate change. Identify opportunities for protecting children’s rights in a changing climate. Who is this course for? The course provides concise, accessible, and well-structured information designed for those interested in exploring the interlinkage between climate change and children. It is of particular interest to the following audiences:  Youth and students of all ages Civil servants in national ministries, provincial departments, and local authorities working in the field of climate change, children/youth and development Private sector managers, practitioners, and representatives of development partners active in the area of climate change and/or children’s protection Schools’ directors, faculty members, teachers/professors, and researchers  General public 

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  • Anonymous
    I think It's useul for children and their parents because nowsday children and youth can be impacted by climate change, how their resilience can be strengthened, and how they can act to address this challenge.

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