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Sign up now! Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace course starting 11 February!

Sign up now! Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace course starting 11 February!

by Sarah Stern -
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Dear Volunteers,

you have the opportunity to sign up to a course on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace, relevant to all of you working on natural resources, environmental degradation and climate change.

The course is the outcome of partnership among the SDG Academy, UNEP, UNDP, the Environmental Law Institute, and the Universities of Columbia, Duke and California (Irvine). This is a free 8 week course starting from 11 February on the SDG Academy Platform. It is offered in English, with video transcripts and tests in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Mandarin Chinese. 

 

What you will learn:

 

  • How natural resources and the environment impact conflict
  • How conflict harms natural resources and the environment
  • How natural resources and the environment support peacebuilding
  • How you can assess and address the relationship between natural resources and conflict

 

Follow the below link to register and get more information about the course:

https://www.edx.org/course/environmental-security-and-sustaining-peace-0

 

Get an impression by watching the short clip below. 

Happy learning!