Free Online Course: The Paris Agreement on Climate Change as a Development Agenda
This joint UN Climate Change - UNSSC online course offers a holistic and integrated approach to climate change and demonstrates the interlinkages and interdependencies between sustainable development ...
UNEP and Ted-Ed launch "Earth School"
In the last few weeks, an unprecedented coalition of over 70 environmental and education experts came together to help parents, students and pupils with a series of lessons called Earth School. The ...
Introductory Course on SDG 16 and access rights, the Aarhus Convention, and the Escazú Agreement
To mark World Environment Day 2020, InforMEA, ECLAC, UNECE and UNEP launched a free, self-paced e-learning course on the environmental dimension of SDG 16. This e-learning course explores the ...
One-year full-time distance learning programme in Water Management for Development
Responding to the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic and its impact on education, the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University have launched a new one-year full ...
UN Summer Academy: Online- Scholarships available
As the UN marks its 75th anniversary this year, the world community faces a global health crisis with severe current and long-term economic and social impacts. Amidst the disruption and uncertainty ...
Online Course: Water Integrity: Principles and Concepts
The water crisis is known to everybody. 844 million people around the world lack access to safe reliable drinking water facilities. The critical weaknesses of the water sector (scarcity, equitable ...
FAO training on forest monitoring tools in West Africa
Recognizing the role of forests in combatting climate change, many African countries are implementing strategies to halt deforestation and manage their forest resources sustainably. For these ...
Online Workshop: Lessons from the Decolonization Era for Natural Resource Sovereignty Today
Post-Colonialisms Today and Third World Network-Africa invite you to join us for a virtual workshop on the struggle for natural resource sovereignty in Africa, from colonialism to today. This event ...
UNSSC Free Online Moderated Course: Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development
UNSCC have announced the upcoming edition of the free online moderated course, Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development running from 15 February to 19 March 2021. This five-week course equips ...
Course - Water Stewardship in Action for Water and Food Security
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set for 2030 require each one of us to think broadly, plan wisely and act responsibly. Managing water adequately plays an essential role in reaching these ...
Global Water Partnership (GWP) Integrated Water Resources Management ToolBox
Global Water Partnership (GWP) Integrated Water Resources Management ToolBox. The IWRM ToolBox is a free and open database with a library of background papers, policy briefs, technical briefs and ...
World Bank Report: Inclusion Matters in Africa
Africa has made impressive strides in growth, poverty reduction, human capital, digital technology, and people’s voice. However, progress is not reaching everyone – some are left behind based, inter ...
2020 edition of The Geneva Challenge - Advancing Development Goals International Contest for graduate students
The Geneva Challenge is a project funded by Swiss Ambassador Jenö Staehelin and aims to encourage interdisciplinary problem solving analysis among master students on advancing human development within ...
MOOC: Designing a Multidimensional Poverty Index
Are you interested in designing a comprehensive measure to capture the many deprivations faced by the poor? Would you like to gain an understanding of the normative choices and technical requirements ...
African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation
The open access African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation presents deep coverage of climate change adaptation in Africa, detailing evidence from international studies and projects across the ...
Call for Contributions: Smart Tools in Climate Change Adaptation
Urban Planning, the peer-reviewed journal indexed in the Web of Science-ESCI and recently also in Scopus, welcomes article proposals for its thematic issue "Smart Tools in Climate Change Adaptation." ...
UNEP GEMS/Water Capacity Center: Short Online Courses
The application process for the GEMS/Water online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses is now open. The deadline for applications is the 10th of December 2021. All the information is ...
The eLearning Africa 2019 Report
As African leaders seek to make a reality of the African Union's vision of a ‘transformed continent’ by 2063, setting their sights on the creation of the largest single market in the world and, as ...
