This module will introduce learners to the concepts of climate change, its causes, impacts and appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies. It will cover the core debates that address myths peddled by climate change denialists and anti-environmentalism, as well as evolutions and distinctions between climate action and climate justice.

This module will introduce the learners to the concepts of sustainable development and principles of locally led adaptation and resilience building. It will also look at the frameworks for designing and implementing community-based adaptation and resilience strategies.

This module will introduce the learners to the main international efforts underway to address the climate crisis covering. It will assess the history of international climate policy and multilateral processes; the specific evolution of the UNFCCC; international climate change interventions within the broader environmental movement, including activists’ most important international solidarity campaigns. 

This module will equip learners with knowledge of justice issues associated with the climate crisis, especially among communities at the frontline of climate change, and explore what climate justice might mean from an African perspective and how it might be achieved at different scales. 

This module seeks to equip the learners to the rationale, concepts, and principles of just energy transition and access in Africa. It will also tackle the energy challenges in Africa, the energy policies and governance in the context of Africa and how different stakeholders are engaged. 

This module aims to strengthen the learners’ capacities for building the climate justice movement, especially from the Global South, and especially to implement successful advocacy strategies

This module will enable learners to grasp concepts of green economy and sustainability, which include circularity, industrial symbiosis, green enterprises, and jobs. This module will expose learners to enterprises that pursue social and environmental mission. Furthermore, it characterizes enterprises that take advantage of local or community resources endeavoring to address social and environmental challenges that are of priority to the local communities.

TRACK 1: CLIMATE JUSTICE, GENDER JUSTICE

This track familiarizes participants with key gender concepts and principles that can be applied in climate justice planning and programming. These may include gender mainstreaming, gender inclusiveness, gender sensitivity, gender parity and women empowerment.

TRACK 2: CLIMATE JUSTICE AND FAITH

This track  exposes the learners to the perspectives of faith in addressing climate change issues through religious teaching and beliefs. It will also tackle the climate justice and moral questions on action and responsibility in tracking climate crisis in Africa.

TRACK 3:  CLIMATE JUSTICE AND HEALTH

This track explores the complex and multidimensional relationship between climate change and health. It examines how climate change affects human health directly and indirectly, through changes in environmental factors, social systems, and human behaviors. The session aims to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of the nexus between climate change and health and equip them with the skills and knowledge to address this global challenge

TRACK 4: CLIMATE JUSTICE ISSUES WITHIN CITIES AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES

This track demonstrates the importance of urban areas (towns & cities) in the climate justice debate. Urban areas take central stage in GHG emissions, natural resource exploitation, energy consumption, air or water pollution and solid waste generation. This track also showcases key concepts applied to address social and environmental injustices related to urbanization such as smart cities, safe cities, sustainable cities, resilient cities, sharing cities, among others

TRACK 5: – CLIMATE SECURITY (MIGRATION/CONFLICT/OVER RESOURCES, NATURAL DISASTERS)

This track introduces the learners to the concepts and principles for understanding and addressing the complexities in climate security risks. It also gives room for the learners to map out some of the climate change insecurity hotspots, natural disasters, conflict, and human security and restoring livelihoods and building resilience of affected communities.

TRACK 6: – HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

The track enables the learners to understanding human and environmental rights and explore the notion of transitional justices and how it might be applied to achieve climate justice. It also covers practical cases of transitional justice in achieving social justice in other sectors, with examples from the AU, Rwanda, South Africa, and other Sub- Sahara Africa

TRACK 7- CLIMATE JUSTICE AND FINANCE

This track introduces to the learners the concept and principles of climate finance, the sources and types of climate finance, and the global climate finance architecture. It discusses the challenges and opportunities for developing countries in accessing and utilizing climate finance. The track also discusses the challenges and opportunities for improving the governance and effectiveness of climate finance, such as transparency, accountability, coordination, and alignment.