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Green Transition in Eastern Partnership Countries

via UN CC:e-Learn

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Provider

UN CC:e-Learn
Pricing

Free Online Course
Languages

English
Effort

50 hours
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Intermediate

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This course has been developed jointly by UNEP and UNITAR in the framework of the EU4Environment programme. The moderated edition took place in early 2021. The course aimed to scale up the abilities of policy-makers and other key stakeholders in six Eastern Partnership countries to design and implement green economy policies.The course is now available as a self-paced course without certification. Learners can access the learning materials and test their knowledge, however some course activities from the moderated version (such as forums) have been disabled.

Syllabus

Think, Learn, Act Green!The course is geared towards high- and mid-level civil servants of the EU’s Eastern Partnership countries, who are directly involved in the process of developing, implementing and evaluating policies supporting the transition towards a greener and more circular economy. The goal of the course is to upscale policy action on green and circular economy by strengthening the policy makers’ abilities to analyse and design environmental/green economy policies and tools. After completing the course, participants will be able to:Define green economy, SCP and related concepts and explain their value in regional and national contextsDiscuss why the green transition is important for EaP countriesDescribe social, environmental, and economic benefits from the green transition; and Analyze the evolution of the green economy and SCP at an international level.Participants will also develop a concrete green policy action plan or project that aims to enable green economy in their country!