Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course

Climate Law and Governance Specialisation Course 2022: Training for International Certificate

To train a new generation of climate specialists worldwide capable of advancing climate law and governance and advocating for implementation, the Climate Law and Governance Initiative hosted a half-day Climate Law and Governance Specialization Course. More than 400 learners registered for this year’s online course, which was held on 13 November 2022 during the UNFCCC COP27.

The specialization course, chaired by Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger (Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorship, University of Cambridge / Executive Secretary, CLGI and Senior Director, CISDL) and Maitre Ayman Cherkaoui (Lead Counsel, CISDL / Director, Hassan II International Centre for Enviro Training), focused on strengthening capacity for climate law and governance. The interactive, intensive capacity-building course provided a foundational understanding of the Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC and included sessions on Law, Governance & Climate Mitigation; Climate Law & Governance on Adaptation, Loss and Damage; and Climate Law & Governance on Finance, Compliance & Transparency. The course featured lectures by leading global professors and experts Dr Markus Gehring (Lead Counsel, CISDL / Associate Professor, Univ Cambridge), Prof Michael Mehling (Deputy Director, MIT Centre for Energy and Environment Research / Professor, University of Strathclyde), Maitre Ayman Cherkaoui, Adv M. Hafijul Islam Khan and Adv Wendy Miles KC.

Three breakout sessions allowed participants to share country experiences and analyze climate law and policy approaches with colleagues from around the world. Nearly 170 participants successfully passed the post-course assessment and received a climate law and governance certification. These particiants were invited to join a global Registry which is part of a CLGI Glasgow COP26 Pledge to increase climate law and governance capacity from 600 to 6,000 specialists by 2024.

The event has passed, but registration had occurred via Eventbrite.