First RCE Thematic Conference: Towards Achieving the SDGs 5-7 December 2017 Okayama, Japan

1. Strengthening Climate
Change Learning
through the UN CC:Learn Partnership
First RCE Thematic Conference:
Towards Achieving the SDGs
6 December 2017

2. Although climate change has been
around for decades, climate change
education has not. But you cannot
fix problems you don’t understand.

3. UN CC:Learn in a Nutshell
2009
Launch
A One UN
partnership involving
36 multilateral
organizations and 16
countries
Supports countries in
strengthening their
individual and
institutions capacities to
address climate change
Contributes to the
implementation of Article
6 of the UNFCCC and
Article 12 of the Paris
Agreement
2011-2013
Pilot phase
2014-2017
Implementation
2017-2020
New phase

4. Global Partners

5. E-learning
platform
Portfolio of self-
paced e-learning
resources
Global
knowledge-
sharing platform
Resource guides
for advanced
learning
Promoting Global
Climate Literacy

6. 6
+100,000
registrations
+10,000
certificates
E-learning Resources

7. Users’ Survey – Key Results
• 88% have used the knowledge acquired from the course.
• 56% involved in climate change related activities after taking
the course.
• 30% of respondents improved their job status and 4%
increased their income.
• 56% of participants answered their consumption pattern
changed significantly.

8. Benin
Indonesia
Malawi
Uganda
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Ghana
Niger
SICA (Central American Integration System)
UN CC:Learn Partner Countries

9. Development
of posters &
sourcebooks
on climate
change
National Strategy
Malawi

10. Graduation
of Teachers
& Professors
National Strategy
Dominican
Republic

11. Training of
Desk-Officers
National Strategy
Uganda

12. Regional UN CC:Learn Programme
• Programme launched
in 2015
• Regional hub hosted by
the CNCCMDL
• Close collaboration with
SICA
• Overall objective to
maximize synergies
and common initiatives
to channel more
funding and increase
effectiveness of climate
change learning.

13. Creating Innovative Learning Experiences

14. Prioritise,
prioritise,
prioritise…
Lessons Learned
Involve central
government
institutions
Build on what
already exists
High level
political support
unlocks
financing
Engaging with
the education
sector is
strategic
Work through
national training
institutions
Small grants
get the process
moving
….

15. Thank you!
www.uncclearn.org