Fundamentals of Sustainable Strategies for Climate Actions

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Learning objectives

• Identify the four key pillars of climate change (adaptation, mitigation, governance, and finance) based on the sectoral framework of the Inter-American Development Bank.
• Recognize the main causes and impacts of climate change on people, sectors, and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Identify best practices for climate governance and finance aligned with the Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
• Identify adaptation or decarbonization actions that national or subnational governments can implement to address the effects of climate change.
• Identify strategies for multisectoral integration in climate actions to address challenges while considering the needs and progress of different sectors.

Sectors

Environment and Natural Disasters

Learning experience and activities

Self-paced virtual learning that includes:

• Content in video, image, and text formats to present concepts, cases, best practices, and data related to the topic.
• Module-based assessment quizzes to verify learning.
• Case studies to recognize actions implemented in the region.
• Training activities to reinforce key topics.
• Forums for participants to exchange experiences.
• Self-assessment quiz on basic climate change concepts.
• Transversal formative practical activity based on case studies for the analysis and application of course knowledge.

Content / Topics

• Fundamentals of climate change and its impact in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Decarbonization and adaptation
• Climate governance and finance

Assessment description

To earn this digital badge, the recipient had to successfully complete the various learning activities and summative assessments to reach or exceed the minimum passing score for the course.

Estimated effort

Completing this course took approximately 10 hours.

Badge type

Completion badge