Capacity building
Impulsouth aims to equip young climate leaders with skills and capacities to develop, implement and report progress on national climate action. It offers a six month certified online course for 84 young climate professionals from the public, private and civil society sectors in Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Madagascar, Niger, Uganda and Zambia. By the end of the course, participants will propose a climate initiative, eligible for being supported technically and financially on Impusouth’s Solutions Lab.
The first cohorts of the training course were implemented in Latin America from January to June and in Africa from April to September during 2022. A new call for application for the second cohort is now open until March 8th, 2023.
Call for applications in Africa for the e-learning course “Climate Leadership: From Commitments to Action”
Self-paced e-learning course on climate leadership, implemented by UNU-ViE.
The course is addressed to young professionals from 18 to 40 years old, residents of Niger, Madagascar, Uganda and Zambia with specific proposals to support climate solutions in their countries.
An information session will be held on February 27th at 16h CET. Those interested in attending can register here.
Applicants must complete in English the online application. Applications for the course are open until March 8th, 2023.
To apply, click here.
Call for applications in Latin America for the e-learning course “Climate Leadership: From Commitments to Action”
Self-paced e-learning course on climate leadership, implemented by UNU-ViE.
The course is addressed to young professionals from 18 to 40 years old, residents of Dominican Republic and Guatemala with specific proposals to support climate solutions in their countries.
Applicants must complete in English the online application. Applications for the course are open until March 30th.
To apply for the course addressed to Latin America, click here.
Updates
23 young leader from Madagascar, Niger, Uganda and Zambia present solutions to tackle climate change
As a culmination of the course “Climate leadership: From commitments to actions”, led by UNU as part of the Impulsouth project, 23 young climate action professionals from Madagascar, Niger, Uganda and Zambia presented their proposals of climate solutions on Friday the 12th of August on a virtual event.
Jóvenes reivindican su rol de liderazgo durante la semana del clima de América Latina y el Caribe
El pasado 20 de julio durante la semana regional del clima en América Latina y el Caribe, Impulsouth tuvo el placer de co-organizar una conversación en profundidad sobre el rol y el fortalecimiento de capacidades de jóvenes líderes en acción climática.
Impulsouth apoyará 4 soluciones climáticas participativas, lideradas por jóvenes en Guatemala y República Dominicana
Concluido el curso de Impulsouth, nos congratula anunciar las cuatro propuestas de soluciones climáticas que han sido seleccionadas para implementarse en el laboratorio de soluciones de Impulsouth. Se trata de propuestas lideradas por dos jóvenes de Guatemala (Rocío Silva y María José Pérez de León) y dos jóvenes de República Dominicana (Corayma De Dios Estrella y Caterina Vetrugno).
Ocho jóvenes comprometidos con la agenda climática de Guatemala y República Dominicana presentan soluciones para hacer frente al cambio climático
Como colofón tras seis meses de formación en liderazgo climático, ocho jóvenes profesionales del ámbito de la acción climática en Guatemala y República Dominicana presentaron sus propuestas de soluciones climáticas en un evento virtual abierto al público.
Impulsouth supports young professionals and negotiators for Bonn climate conference
In order to contribute to our mission of building capacity on the global south towards the implementation of the Paris agreement, Impulsouth offered a preparatory workshop for negotiators attending the Bonn climate conference in June 2022 and supported the participation of two young professionals from Dominican Republic and Zambia during the Bonn negotiations...
Meet Hubert Martinie, Executive assistant of the National Council for Climate Change in Dominican Republic
In my country, climate change represents a threat to national security. This is because my country is an island and it is one of the territories most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change...