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United Nations Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness
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News
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8-9 April 2013: UNESCO: Expert Consultation on Guidelines on Climate
Change Education, Paris, France.
22-23 March 2013: UNESCO: Expert Meeting on Climate Change Education in
Africa, Grand Baie, Mauritius.
25 February 2013: World Health Organization (WHO) joins the
Alliance.
18 February 2013: United Nations University (UNU) joins the
Alliance.
13 February 2013: UN Secretary-General's Climate Change Support Team
joins the Alliance.
3 December 2012: Launch of the Alliance by FAO, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFCCC,
UNICEF, UNITAR and WMO at a high-level side event at COP 18/CMP 8.
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Background
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In response to the increasing impact of climate change on development and security issues, a growing
number of United Nations organizations work closely with governments to lay the ground for building
green and climate-resilient societies. In 2012, FAO, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFCCC, UNICEF, UNITAR and WMO
convened in Doha at COP 18/CMP 8 to launch the Alliance with a view to promoting meaningful,
result-oriented and effective international cooperation in support of the action on climate change
education, training, public awareness, public participation and access to information on climate
change.
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Objectives
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The objectives of the Alliance are to:
- maximize synergies and coherence of activities, avoid duplication of effort and utilize available
expertise and resources in an efficient manner through enhanced coordination;
- support Parties to the UNFCCC in their efforts to design, initiate and undertake activities
related to climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation and public
access to information;
- establish a clear link between the work of the member organizations and the UNFCCC process.
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Members
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For further information on the members of the Alliance and their work on issues related to
Article 6 of the Convention, please click here
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