Country / Year

France / 2016-2019

Client

EGIS-Forhom

Summary and Geres role

Geres runs training on climate change and sustainable development for around a dozen private and public senior staff from countries in Francophone Africa.

Main objectives

Building participants’ capacity to (i) look more deeply into climate change issues and risks; (ii) grasp the notions of resilience and vulnerability; (iii) mainstream sustainable development in national and territorial policies; (iv) draw up plans of action within national planning and development projects; and (v) master the mechanisms for financing climate action.

Main content

Theme 1 – Context and issues

• Climate words & ills
  
• Rio – New York – Paris: The green line?
  
• What climate for the SDGs?

Theme 2 – Implementing SD and combating CC

• Adaptation – Vulnerability assessment & Climate-proofing
• Stakeholders and policies
• Mitigation – GHG emissions balance sheet

Theme 3 – The new financial instruments at the service of SD

• Funding climate action