WHO and partners are hosting a webinar on negotiation skills and entry-points for health in the climate negotiations on June 15th at 3pm CET.
The webinar is part of a new online course on Climate Change Negotiations and Health, featuring key information on climate change and its impacts on human health. The free course provides an overview of the international climate change negotiations so far and considers entry points to address health issues and priorities within climate change negotiations and policies.
The webinar will take around 90 minutes, and will provide an overview of the online course. Speakers will share current challenges in multi-party negotiations on climate change negotiations and health, and run through a simulation exercise with participants.
About the Course
The online course on Climate Change Negotiations and Health provides clear, concise, and up-to-date information for anybody interested in addressing the health risks arising from climate change. It provides an overview of the international climate change negotiations so far and considers entry points to address health issues and priorities within climate change negotiations and policies.
The course is self-paced and includes a series of self-standing interactive lessons with different activities, exercises, case studies and videos, as well as links to other useful resources. Upon successful completion of the course, participants can receive a certificate of completion.
The online course and webinars were developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the UN CC: Learn online platform.
The course consists of 6 individual lessons:
- Lesson 1: Introduction to Health and Climate Change
- Lesson 2: History of the UN Climate Negotiations
- Lesson 3: The Paris Agreement
- Lesson 4: From Paris to Glasgow
- Lesson 5: Health in the UN Climate Change Negotiations
- Lesson 6: Healthy and Green Recovery from COVID-19
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Online Course: Climate Change Negotiations and Health