Designed for

Peace and security specialist, natural resource experts, sustainable development specialists, Staff of federal and state MDAs working on climate change, Staff of UN and other development co-operations working on climate change and environmental sustainability, staff of federal and state ministry of environment and officials of NGOs working on climate change and environmental sustainability, etc...

Course Introduction

A recently released analysis from NASA confirmed that 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record. This analysis also demonstrated that climate change isn’t something that would happen in the future—it’s happening now. This becomes more acute when you consider that the global population is expected to grow to 11 billion by 2100. Meanwhile, the world is not on track to achieve the carbon emissions reductions needed to meet the Paris Agreement climate goal of limiting global warming to ‘well below 2°C.’

However, there are opportunities to address climate change, increase sustainability and resilience, and improve quality of life on a smaller scale. Given the urgency of climate action, cities are not waiting on state and national actors and are forging new paths to address the climate imperative. In the past, cities have not considered energy delivery or efficient energy use as part of their mandate, but many cities are now beginning to do so, using their established powers to respond to expectations about environmental quality, economic development, and sustainability.

This training program is designed to equip the participants with global best practices for achieving environmental stability and sustainability.