Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

CVF Capacity-Building Fellowship

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]

Overview

As part of its efforts to promote and drive ambitious climate action and to mobilize international support for climate threatened nations, the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) is launching a “Capacity-Building Fellowship” for 15 participants selected from its member countries. A CVF collaboration of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the program will work to strengthen the capacities of the fellows and contribute to the development of national efforts to pursue strategic forum priorities on climate change in CVF member countries and in international policymaking. In addition, the participants will be supported to be better positioned to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities developing countries face and present as a result of climate change, in addition to assisting the CVF in advancing its priorities within UN processes including the UNFCCC and COP meetings.

Scope of the Fellowship

Member countries of the CVF are extremely vulnerable to climate change-induced catastrophes, despite their insignificant contribution to the causes and highly restricted capabilities for responding to climate challenges compared to larger, wealthier, and more responsible nations. Building the capacities of stakeholders in the area of climate change is one of many possible mechanisms to address such imbalances. Thus, the goal of this Fellowship is to ensure that CVF government officials/representatives can benefit from increased opportunities to understand, engage in and master representation and policy development activities on climate change. Accordingly, the Fellowship includes the following opportunities anchored in specific training sessions conducted by UNITAR throughout the year:

  • A comprehensive training on relevant climate change policy topics (e.g., mitigation, adaptation, finance, loss and damage, Paris Agreement compliance, UNFCCC historical development, structure and procedures, international climate finance access, national policy-making on climate change, policy mainstreaming), and a UNFCCC negotiation simulation workshop;
  • A media training on the skills required to disseminate information to a wider international audience outside of policy circles;
  • A platform for publishing the fellows’ research related to climate change, and participation in a South-South community of climate change government representatives from the CVF to share and exchange experiences and knowledge;
  • A real-life experience of climate change negotiations through sponsored participation in UNFCCC COP 27, and possibilities to join other key international climate change conferences*;
  • A Professional UNITAR Certificate of Recognition upon completion of the Fellowship.

*Any sponsored travel will be economy class and accommodation/subsistence support.

Learning Objectives

The Fellowship will last for one year, with an inaugural timeframe from April 2022 to February 2023. Subject to the experience of the inaugural Fellowship program, possibilities to extend the program for future years or to offer Fellowship extensions will also be explored. At the end of the Fellowship, the participants are expected to meet the below objectives:

  • Understand the climate change negotiation process, including the Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement;
  • Adopt the lessons learned from global climate change fora to support the implementation of national climate policies; 
  • Gain the knowledge and skills needed to assist governments in accessing climate finance;
  • Equip with the necessary communication skills to use media as a platform to raise awareness on the challenges posed by the changing climate.

2022 Fellowship Activities

The following activities are planned for the year 2022: 

  • Training on Climate Change Negotiations (May 2022);
  • Media training (May 2022);
  • Bonn Climate Change Conference (June 2022);
  • Publication of reflections on the COP 27 expectations (October 2022);
  • Training on Climate Change Negotiations in preparation for COP 27 (October 2022);
  • Sharm el Sheik Climate Change Conference (November 2022);
  • Publication of reflections on the outcomes of the COP 27 (November 2022); 
  • Any other activity organized by the Forum.  

**The application period is currently closed. A future fellowship will be advertised on the website in due course.**[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1601628702897{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”SHARE ON” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:14px|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][social_buttons size=”small” align=”left” style=”colored”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”blog-list-container” mobile_bg_img_hidden=”no” tablet_bg_img_hidden=”no” woodmart_parallax=”0″ woodmart_gradient_switch=”no” row_reverse_mobile=”0″ row_reverse_tablet=”0″ woodmart_disable_overflow=”0″][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Related News” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18px|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][woodmart_blog items_per_page=”3″ blog_design=”masonry” order=”ASC” taxonomies=”173, 4″ blog_columns=”3″ parts_title=”1″ parts_meta=”0″ parts_text=”1″ parts_btn=”1″ lazy_loading=”no” img_size=”300×250″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

More Articles