Deadline: 20-Feb-22
Impulsouth is calling applications in Africa for the e-learning course “Climate Leadership: From Commitments to Action”.
The initiative aims to promote south-south cooperation to strengthen the southern engagements with the Paris Agreement in a way that is reflected at the 2023 Global Stocktake.
Impulsouth aims to equip young climate leaders with skills and capacities to develop, implement and report progress on national climate action. It offers a six month certified online course for 84 young climate professionals from the public, private and civil society sectors in Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Madagascar, Niger, Uganda and Zambia. By the end of the course, participants will propose a climate initiative, eligible for being supported technically and financially on Impusouth’s Solutions Lab.
Objectives
- Increase knowledge and capacities to improve climate action in countries in the Global South and their involvement with the ambition cycle of the Paris Agreement, with a focus on the 2020 – 2023 Global Stocktake.
- Specific objectives
- Understand how the climate ambition cycle contributes to the implementation of the commitments set out in the NDCs.
- Apply the criteria for the design, monitoring and verification of goals and indicators that encompass the report of the contributions foreseen in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
- Identify opportunities for climate innovation, including practices, methodologies, technologies, and knowledge of state and non-state actors.
- Determine the climate rationale and the resources available to design bankable climate projects.
- Design the profile of a climate action / innovation project (applicable for the public sector or non-state entities).
Modules
- Climate Ambition Cycle
- Monitoring and Reporting of Climate Action
- Climate Innovation
- Climate Finance
- Climate Solutions Workshop
- Learning outcome
At the end of the course the participant will be able to develop a concrete project profile for a “Transition towards a resilient society with net-zero carbon emissions, and the design of climate solutions in the context of a post-pandemic recovery.
Eligibility Criteria
- Addressed to:
- Young professionals from 18 to 40 years old
- Residents of Niger, Madagascar, Uganda and Zambia
- With specific proposals to support climate solutions in their countries.
- Young professionals from Niger, Madagascar, Uganda and Zambia, who are already active in the climate agenda and seek to develop their leadership skills, will be selected for this course. During six months, participants will improve their skills in climate governance, innovation, monitoring and reporting, financing, and project development. At the end of the training, they will be able to apply for a Solutions Lab to access resources to support the implementation of a climate project in their countries. During the process, cooperation between participants from different sectors and from the above mentioned countries will be encouraged.
- The course is free of charge and has a duration of 6 months.
- The course is aimed at young professionals from Madagascar, Niger, Uganda, and Zambia, who are promoting or working on issues related to climate action and demonstrate leadership in developing proposals for climate solutions. In the process of selecting the participants, Impulsouth will apply criteria for affirmative action to foster the participation of women and people with special needs.
For more information, visit https://impulsouth.org/call-for-applications-in-africa-for-the-e-learning-course-climate-leadership-from-commitments-to-action/