Join the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for FREE and get educated to protect people and the planet.
Why take our Course?
- UNEP Certificate: UNEP certificate: Register and select "audit".
- Offered in 8 Languages: Offered in 8 languages: English, French, Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese/Mandarin, Indonesian, Portuguese (Brazil).
- Exclusive Interviews with World Leaders: Exclusive interviews with World Leaders: Inger Andersen, UNEP; Mami Mizutori, UNDRR and many others.
- Intract with Experts: Interact with Experts: Send your questions & respond!
- Free Learning Materials: Free Learning Materials: Includes case study & 360° virtual reality videos, facts sheets, additional reading resources and more.
- Join a Growing Community of Practice: Join a Growing Community of Practice: Graduates are connecting, you can too!
Who is the course aimed at?
The course is open for anyone and can be beneficial for the following target groups:
- Practitioners: Disaster risk reduction & climate change experts, environmental managers, NGOs, and local government.
- Policy makers: Decision makers at international, national, and local levels.
- Engineers & Urban planners: Including architects, geographers and urban designers.
- Businesses: Including banking, insurance, and Corporate Social Responsibility managers.
- Youth and Educators: Parents, teachers, students.
Course syllabus at a glance
- Unit 1: Why is this topic relevant for me?
- Unit 2: What are Nature-based Solutions for disaster and climate resilience?
- Unit 3: Nature-based Solutions applied to pressing challenges: urbanization, coastal development, and drylands expansion.
- Unit 4: Inclusive Action: The importance of youth, communities and indigenous people in Nature-based Solutions.
- Unit 5: From policy to practice.
- Unit 6: The business case for Nature-based Solutions.
- Unit 7: Time for action!
