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Developing skills for women leadership in climate action – UN CC:e-Learn course

Empower yourself to lead inclusive, equitable climate actions with this course designed to inspire and equip women and girls with the skills needed to tackle the climate crisis.
Credit: CIAT

  • Level: Introductory
  • Time commitment: 5 modules, approximately 9 hours
  • Learning product: online course (free, self-paced)
  • Sector: multi-sector 
  • Language: English, SpanishFrench
  • Certificate available: Available from UN CC:e-Learn website
  • Hosted by: UN CC:e-Learn

Introduction

The ‘Women Leadership in Climate Action’ e-course aims to inspire women and girls, strengthen their leadership skills, and help them deliver the just climate initiatives needed to tackle the climate crisis.

For those concerned about climate change, or affected by it, or thinking about taking action but feel you lack power or knowledge: this course is for you. It empowers and educates emerging climate leaders to deliver climate actions rooted in the principles of inclusivity and equity.

Institutional background and trainers

The course, ‘Developing Skills for Women Leadership in Climate Action’ was developed by C40 and UNITAR with the exclusive support of the Fondation L’Oréal, and with knowledge contributions from the Columbia Climate School and CARE experts.

Valuable contributions were also provided by inspiring climate leaders and experts such as: Renata Koch Alvarenga, Inna Braverman, Louise Marix-Evans, Mary Anne Hitt, Natalie Isaacs, David Miller, Luisa Miranda Morel, Vanessa Nakate, Lerato Ngakane, Alexandra Palt, Daniel Ruiz Carrascal, Caterina Sarfatti, Jeff Schlegelmilch, Muna Suleiman, Professor Laurence Tubiana.

Who would find this useful?

The ‘Developing Skills for Women Leadership in Climate Action’ online course was created to support women and girls to develop their leadership skills and take on green and just climate actions. By the end of this course, you will have a good understanding of key topics related to climate change science and inclusive climate action. You will also be equipped with actionable tools that will help you lift your climate ideas off the ground or strengthen the existing project you are working on. 

Course content

The course is self-paced: participants can start the course at any time and work through the material at the time that suits them best.

The total time commitment is nine hours. An additional three hours may be required to work through non-mandatory exercises and Personal Development Plan.

The course is structured around four modules:

  • Introduction to Climate Change and Inclusive Climate Action
  • Women at the heart of climate action.

  • Taking the lead on inclusive climate action.
  • Influencing change and staying resilient.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, you will be able to:

  • Explain what is climate change and define key elements of inclusive climate action.
  • Discuss the impact of climate change on women and the role they play at the heart of climate action.
  • Identify opportunities and plan effective climate action. 
  • Discuss approaches for influencing others and gaining support for your climate actions.

Partners and contributors

The course was developed by UNITAR and C40 with the exclusive support of the Fondation L’Oréal, and with knowledge contributions from Columbia Climate School and CARE France.

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Exchange your climate change adaptation projects and lessons learned with the global community.