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UN CC:e-Learn

Gender Equality and Human Rights in Climate Action and Renewable Energy

via UN CC:e-Learn

Overview

Welcome!
The deep-rooted and far-reaching impacts of climate change make it one of the most defining challenges in the world today. The impacts of climate change manifest in primary effects such as increased frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events like droughts, storms and floods. However, it is the negative secondary effects that often go over-looked, especially for those who already experience inequalities, including women, youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities and minority groups.
Multiple and intersecting social inequalities affect the ability of marginalized groups to adapt to a changing climate, excluding these groups from decision-making processes at household, community, and national levels. They also prevent them from taking hold of the opportunities that low-emissions, climate-resilient development brings towards improved livelihoods, particularly in sectors like renewable energy that also have the potential to improve the socio-economic wellbeing of women.
This self-paced e-course provides an overview of the interlinkages between gender, human rights, climate change, and renewable energy. It provides participants with the specific knowledge and tools to integrate and implement gender equality in renewable energy access and entrepreneurship, as well as related gender-responsive and human rights-based approaches in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. Click on the “Enrol me” button to start learning!
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Syllabus

What Will You Learn?
After completing the course, participants will be able to:Describe the nexus between gender equality, human rights, renewable energy, and climate change
Explain how a gender-responsive and human rights-based approach in climate action leads to economic, social, and environmental benefits
Recognize international and sectoral commitments on gender equality, human rights, and climate change and their relationship with national priorities and policies
Identify entry points for gender and human rights in renewable energy and climate policy and action
Select and apply tools and approaches for the promotion of human rights-based and gender-responsive climate action
Discuss targeted opportunities for women in climate change and renewable energy, with a particular focus on multi-stakeholder collaboration, renewable energy entrepreneurship, and access to finance.

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