This brochure summarizes UN CC:Learn's objectives, main activity areas, and results.

1. InvestinginPeople
andLearningforGreen
andClimateResilient
Development

2. Climate change is a reality that is unfolding day by day for people
around the world. We believe that learning about the causes of
climate change and having the right skills to address its impacts
at local, national and global levels is essential to keep up with the
challenges of mitigation and adaptation - and take advantage of the
opportunities. SDC is glad to contribute to the UN CC:Learn partnership
to facilitate global access to information on climate change and support
developing countries in building their human resource capacities.
Pio Wennubst
Assistant Director-General,
Head of Department Global Cooperation,
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Confédération suisse
Confederazione Svizzera
Confederaziun svizra
Swiss Agency for Developmen t
and Cooperation SDC

3. At the global level, the partnership supports knowledge-
sharing, promotes the development of common climate change
learning materials, and coordinates learning interventions
through collaboration of UN agencies and other partners.
At the national level, UN CC:Learn supports countries in
developing and implementing national climate change
learning strategies.
Thematic focus areas include:
• Climate change science;
• Climate finance;
• International climate negotiations;
• Adaptation planning;
• Climate change and health;
• Climate change and forests;
• Climate change education for children.
Through its engagement at the national
and global levels, UN CC:Learn contributes
to the implementation of Article 6 of the
UNFCCC on training, education and public
awareness‑raising, and the 2012-2020 Doha
Work Programme.
UN CC:Learn has completed a three year
pilot phase (2011‑2013) working in five pilot
countries. It has now entered into a further
three year phase (2014-2017) to include
additional countries, new learning products
and an up-graded learning platform. Funding
for UN CC:Learn is provided by the Swiss
Government and UN partners. The Secretariat
for UN CC:Learn is hosted by the UN Institute for
Training and Research (UNITAR).
UN CC:Learn in a Nutshell
UN CC:Learn is a partnership of more than 30 multilateral
organizations supporting countries to design and implement systematic
and results‑oriented climate change learning.

4. The most important variable that determines whether
Uganda is able to address the challenge of climate change
and achieve sustainable development is human capacity.
Hon. Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu
Minister of Water and Environment of Uganda

6. Hundreds of thousands of policy makers, managers
and technical experts worldwide face the challenge
of enhancing their knowledge and competencies for
climate change. For example, planning officers in sector
Ministries need to know how to integrate adaptation and
mitigation into sectoral policy and implementation; local
authorities need to develop skills to integrate climate
resilience in city planning; civil servants in Ministries
of Finance need to become much more aware of the
key sources of climate finance available both nationally
and globally; and teachers need basic knowledge and
teaching aids for the classroom.
Countries are becoming increasingly aware of the challenges
and opportunities posed by climate change, yet they still lack
sufficient capacities to provide their executives and technical
staff with the skills they need to plan and implement effetive
action. National climate change learning needs are not
systematically reviewed and training is often conducted on
an ad hoc basis by external organizations, without building
the capacities of national and local training institutions.
In this context, facilitating access to climate change knowledge,
the development of individual skills, and the strengthening of
learning institutions are critical areas for investment.
The Climate Change Learning Challenge
The transition to green and climate resilient
development requires unprecedented levels of
awareness, knowledge, and skills.

7. In the Dominican Republic, UN CC:Learn supported a pilot training for 400
teachers on how to communicate on climate change and create a change
in behaviour among their students. The training is now up-scaled, reaching
out to 3,000 teachers with 1 million USD of national budgetary resources.

8. Goal and Objectives
Creation of Individual and Institutional Capacities
The overall goal of UN CC:Learn is the creation of sustainable individual and institutional
capacities, in developing and transition countries, to plan and implement effective climate
change actions, with the support of UN agencies and other development partners.
Global Level
The project objective at global level is to enhance
information-exchange, develop common learning
materials, and coordinate learning interventions
through collaboration of UN agencies and other
partners and programmes. By joining forces global
UN CC:Learn partners can deliver higher quality and
more cost-efficient learning services to countries
than each member can achieve individually.
Country Level
The project objective at country level is
to advance systematic and results-based
approaches to climate change learning and skills
development, working with national and regional
training institutions. Learning actions are linked
to major initiatives such as UN-REDD, the Global
Framework for Climate Services, and the NAP
Global Support Programme.

9. Programme Areas
Strengthening
Knowledge‑Sharing on Climate
Change Learning
Advancing
One UN Training
on Climate Change
Human Resources
and Skills Development in
Partner Countries

10. The primary beneficiaries of UN CC:Learn are
governments in developing and transition countries
committed to taking a strategic approach to climate
change learning and skills development. National
CC:Learn projects convened by governments reach out
to, and involve all concerned sectors (agriculture, forestry,
health, transport, etc.) and other stakeholders, such as
business associations, trade unions, NGO, etc.
A second group of beneficiaries are national and regional
training and education institutions which are interested
in strengthening their capacities to deliver climate
change learning.
UN CC:Learn also provides benefits for development
partners which can better align their capacity
development support with clear national learning
priorities.
At the global level, UN CC:Learn partners benefit from
increased efficiencies (e.g. through development of joint
materials), increased visibility of their products and services,
as well as access to a network of climate change education
and training experts inside and outside the UN.
Target Groups
UNOrganizations
UNCountryTeams
MultilateralDevelopmentBanks
Multilateral
DevelopmentBanks
Bilateral
Partners
National
Climate
Change
Institutions
Finance and
Planning
Authorities
Education
Ministries
Education
and Training
Institutions
Sectoral
Ministries
Sub-National
Governments
NGOs
Media
Trade
Unions
Business
Associations
Business
Associations

11. In Indonesia, UN CC:Learn supported the Center of Forestry Training
and Education (CFET) in building capacities of decision-makers
to implement REDD+ at national and sub-national levels.

12. Key Results National Level
Sectors and stakeholders working together to advance
a strategic approach to climate change learning
Leveraging of
new resources
for climate change
learning.
In the Dominican
Republic, an initial grant
of 30,000 USD for teacher
training leveraged more
than 1 million USD in
national budgetary
funds - a 1:36 ratio.
Institutionalization of
climate change learning in
national
education
systems.
In Malawi, the UN
CC:Learn project has
initiated the formal
integration of
climate change in
the primary school
curriculum.
National climate
change learning
strategies in
5 pilot countries,
mobilizing high level
political support.
Strategies
linked to
broader policy
objectives.
Indonesia’s learning
strategy aims to build
human capacity for the
National Greenhouse
Gas Emission Reduction
Plan (RAN GRK).
Implementation
frameworks
established for
long-term
sustainability.

13. Key Results Global Level
A vibrant partnership of 34 multilateral organizations
enhancing information exchange and coordinating UN support in the area of climate change learning
One UN
learning
products
on key climate
change topics.
8 introductory
learning modules.
5 resource guides
for advanced learning.
More to come!
Introductory
e-course attracting
more than
1,000 people
per month.
Participants
from all Least
Developed
Countries.
Global
knowledge-
sharing
platform attracting
visitors from 190 countries.
Online
library includes
over 2,100 resources
for climate change
learning.
Good
learning
practices
from around
the world.

15. In Malawi, a poster on climate change was produced in English and
Chichewa, field-tested, and then printed in 15,000 copies as teaching aids
for primary schools. The poster was distributed to more than 5,000 primary
schools, reaching out to an entire generation of young Malawians.

16. UN CC:Learn is there to help people understand the complex issue of climate
change and let them know where the best resources are to learn more.
Ms. Elena Manaenkova *
Chair of the High-level Committee on Programmes (HLCP) Working Group on Climate Change
* Second from the left in the front row

17. A wealth of training and learning materials
concerning climate change exists within
the UN system. From the perspective of a
user, it is often challenging to identify and
access relevant resources.
The UN CC:Learn knowledge-sharing
platform (www.uncclearn.org) has been
established as a‘one-stop-shop’to access
learning materials, activities and services
offered by the UN.
The website includes:
• A searchable library with over 2,100 entries;
• A calendar which features events with a clear learning or training component;
• News articles about the latest developments and services in the area of
climate change learning;
• A map with good learning practices;
• Videos, links to relevant platforms, and much more.
Over 65,000 unique visitors from more than 190 countries explored the UN
CC:Learn website in the period 2011 to mid-2015.
Programme Area 1
Strengthening Knowledge-Sharing
on Climate Change Learning
Everything you want to know
about climate change at your finger tips

18. UN CC:Learn partners are working jointly on climate change learning materials that are available to
everybody as a public good. Products so far include a series of introductory modules and a self-paced
e-course that provides“everything you need to know about climate change in a nutshell”, as well as resource
guides for advanced learning that direct users to specific high-quality learning materials and courses that
match their learning needs.
The materials draw on the specialized expertise of global UN CC:Learn partners (such as WHO in the area
of health or WMO in the area of climate change science), combined with UNITAR’s know-how in learning
methodologies.
Programme Area 2
Advancing One UN Training
on Climate Change
High-quality training products
drawing on the expertise of more than 30 partners

19. Resource Guides
for Advanced Learning
Do you want to learn more about the
fundamentals of climate change science,
but don’t know where to start?
The UN CC:Learn Resource
Guides provide an overview
of key learning topics and
relevant quality materials for
a range of thematic areas.
Introductory e-Course
on Climate Change
Registrations from all 195 UNFCCC countries
The UN CC:Learn introductory e-course on climate change is
a self-paced, free-of-charge online course that provides clear,
concise and up-to-date information for anybody interested
in acquiring essential knowledge about climate change.The
course is based on six introductory learning modules, which
take each an average of two to three hours to complete

20. Programme Area 3
Human Resources and Skills
Development in Partner Countries
UN CC:Learn supports partner countries in developing national climate change learning strategies through
multi‑sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration. UN CC:Learn also provides support for early strategy
implementation actions.
Since 2011, UN CC:Learn has been working in Benin, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malawi, and
Uganda. In 2014, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana and Niger joined the partnership. UN CC:Learn is also
supporting a regional approach to climate change learning through the Central American Integration System
(SICA in Spanish).
To make sure that the new countries can benefit from the pilot experience, UN CC:Learn actively fosters
South‑South‑North collaboration through international knowledge‑sharing events and bilateral advisory
arrangements.
Supporting a strategic approach
to climate change learning

21. National Climate Change
Learning Strategies
National climate change learning strategies
systematically examine learning and skills
development needs in key sectors
concerned with climate change.
Guidance Note
A step by step guide building on the
experience of partner countries
The guidance note responds to the request of more than
50 countries which have expressed interest
in
the

22. UN CC:Learn
Good Learning Practices
Experiences with climate
change education and training
from around the world
UN CC:Learn is supporting actions that:
1 Lead to measurable increase of climate change
knowledge and skills of individuals; and
2 Foster institutional capacity development through
the engagement of local training institutes.
A selection of good learning practices
supported by UN CC:Learn is available online at:
www.uncclearn.org/good-learning-practices
Professional Training
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Conveying complex climate information
to everyman - a training for journalists.
Education
UGANDA
Integrating climate change in primary
and secondary education.

23. Strategy development
INDONESIA
Getting everybody on board for the
development change learning strategy.
Professional Training
MALAWI
Preparing health workers to deal with the
local effects of climate change.

24. Global Level
At the global level, UN CC:Learn partners nominate Focal Points
that provide expertise for the development of new learning
products. Moreover, global partners are engaged in the
implementationoflearningactionsinpartnercountriesworking
closely with UN Country Teams (UNCTs). The global partners
meet annually to advise on programme implementation.
The UN CC:Learn Secretariat provides management and
coordination support, and facilitates knowledge-sharing
and methodology development. It comprises a Secretariat
Head, a Senior Training Officer, a Training Officer and an
Administrative Assistant,
National Level
Project activities at the national level are implemented
under the oversight of a National Coordination Mechanism
that brings together all relevant sectors and stakeholders.
The mechanism is preferably an existing committee (such
as a Climate Change Policy Committee), or where such
structures do not exist, a mechanism can be established
specifically for the UN CC:Learn project.
National partners and the Secretariat also engage with
the UN Country Team and other development partners to
ensure that UN CC:Learn support is fully integrated within
on-going national level action on climate change.
Governance and Partnerships
UN CC:Learn is implemented through a network of global
and national partners, including UN organizations,
multi-lateral development banks, and partner countries.

25. NationalGlobal
One UN
Climate Change
Training
Knowledge-Sharing
on Climate Change
Learning
UN CC:Learn Steering Group (34 Global Partners)
UN CC:Learn Secretariat (UNITAR)
National Lead Institution / Project Coordinator
National Coordination Mechanism
Other Stakeholders
Education
and Training
Institutes
NGOs
Business
Associations
Trade
Unions
Government Sectors
Agriculture
Energy
Water
Forestry
Education
Finance
Planning
UN Country Team
Other Development
Partners
Human Resources and
Skills Development
in Partner Countries

27. In Benin the capacity of the Centre d’Education à Distance has been strengthened to
regularly deliver trainings on climate change finance and negotiation skills.

28. Funding for UN CC:Learn is provided
by the Swiss Government and UN partners.
UN CC:Learn Secretariat
UNITAR
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
+41 22 917 8109
uncclearn@unitar.org
www.uncclearn.org