RCs training

The multilateral climate change processes have evolved over time from the non-binding commitment under UN Convention to the legally binding commitments for developed countries under the Kyoto Protocol and to the Paris Agreement (PA) that build upon the convention and brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries. The PA also address the issues of loss and damage.

Following the completion of the PA’s rulebook, the process is now focusing on the implementation of mitigation and adaptation with enhanced support to assist developing countries to achieve their commitments. The PA added the loss and damage into its workstream. This online training will deal with negotiation of work programmes under the following areas; just transition; adaptation mainly dealing with adaptation finance and capacity; operationalization of the loss and damage fund and its assessment; negotiating carbon markets; climate finance in the context of financing adaptation, assess to existing funds, methods of tracking, project development, monitoring and evaluation, gender and youth.