4 January 2021
In the context of supporting countries through training, UN CC:Learn delivers regional and country-level trainings, to equip national policymakers with the skills needed to tackle long-term vulnerability to climate change. Mr. Aliou Gory Diouf, a Senegalese Geographer and Senior Programme Officer participated in one of our training workshops and told us about his experience.
11 December 2020
23 November 2020
Sirajul Islam from Bangladesh took the MOOC e-course on National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture. In this story, he explains his experience with the e-course and how it has contributed to his work as a researcher on climate-resilient agriculture and food security.
10 November 2020
Jaz Randhawa is a young 25-years-old student from Singapore who uses technology in her favor to raise awareness on climate change. She decided to enroll in our NAP-Ag MOOC and have learned more about climate change and how the rising temperatures are affecting the world’s land, water, and air. As a millennial, she doesn’t miss an opportunity to become a proactive member of her community and is already making a difference in her country.
26 October 2020
Food waste is a problem that can no longer be ignored because every bit of food that ends up in the garbage also means a waste of resources such as water, farmland, and energy needed to produce food. Some developers have taken it upon themselves to find ways to connect people to food that would go to waste, and so helping to reduce the amount of food thrown out every day. Here are six apps that will change the way you buy food.
12 October 2020
Saraswati is a young lady from North Sumatra. Addressing climate change in Indonesia is a priority for her and she believes that raising awareness is key in this process. That’s why she wants to become a climate educator and have been leading a project to introduce children to climate change.
12 October 2020
Dr. Ikram Ur Rahman has over 27 years of experience working for several different international organizations, where his focus has always been nature preservation. He took the REDD+ course which helped him tremendously in training rural Pakistani communities.
12 October 2020
Ou alumni, Mr. Germain Goungounga is an expert who specializes in macroeconomics and environmental statistics. He carries out environmental and social impact assessments for projects that incorporate climate change issues in Burkina Faso. In this story, he tells us how the ‘Introductory e-course on Climate Change’ has contributed to advance his career on the field.
8 October 2020
Dr. Ganzorig Gonchigsumlaa from Mongolia participated in an e-learning course on green fiscal reform delivered by the Partnership for Action on Green Economy and shared with us his experience.
10 September 2020
Ms. Audrey Ingram Roberts explains how the ‘National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture’ e-course has strengthened her capability as a consultant in the Bahamas and enhanced her role as an activist in the Caribbean women’s movement.
8 September 2020
After receiving a certificate from UN CC:e-Learn, Irving Trujillo was able to get a second job at the civil association called Conservación y Educación para la Casa Común in Mexico. He has been working to improve agricultural and livestock practices in the face of climate change.
8 September 2020
We spoke with Zaineb Ali, a young Tunisian student who is pursuing a Master’s degree in Research in Climate Change and Water Management and she explained about her experience taking the “Introductory e-Course on Climate Change” e-course offered by UN CC:e-Learn.
8 September 2020
Valentina Segura from Colombia took an online course by UN CC:e-Learn about climate change and cities. At the end of the course, she realized that what was learned during the course could be applied in her work.
