BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec274 DTSTART:20251107T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251107T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2ad DTSTART:20251108T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251108T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2b3 DTSTART:20251109T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251109T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2b8 DTSTART:20251110T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251110T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2bc DTSTART:20251111T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251111T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2c1 DTSTART:20251112T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251112T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2c5 DTSTART:20251113T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251113T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2ca DTSTART:20251114T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251114T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2ce DTSTART:20251115T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251115T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2d3 DTSTART:20251116T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251116T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2d7 DTSTART:20251117T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251117T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2dc DTSTART:20251118T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251118T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2e0 DTSTART:20251119T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251119T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2e4 DTSTART:20251120T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251120T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2e9 DTSTART:20251121T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251121T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2ed DTSTART:20251122T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251122T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2f1 DTSTART:20251123T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251123T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2f6 DTSTART:20251124T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251124T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2fa DTSTART:20251125T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251125T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec2ff DTSTART:20251126T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251126T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec30a DTSTART:20251127T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251127T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec311 DTSTART:20251128T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251128T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec319 DTSTART:20251129T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251129T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec320 DTSTART:20251130T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251130T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec326 DTSTART:20251201T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251201T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec32d DTSTART:20251202T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251202T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec336 DTSTART:20251203T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251203T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec33e DTSTART:20251204T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251204T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec345 DTSTART:20251205T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251205T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec34c DTSTART:20251206T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251206T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec353 DTSTART:20251207T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251207T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec35b DTSTART:20251208T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251208T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec362 DTSTART:20251209T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251209T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec36a DTSTART:20251210T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251210T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec371 DTSTART:20251211T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251211T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec378 DTSTART:20251212T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251212T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec37f DTSTART:20251213T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251213T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec387 DTSTART:20251214T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251214T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec38f DTSTART:20251215T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251215T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c5416ec396 DTSTART:20251216T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251216T160000Z LOCATION:\, SUMMARY:eLearning course: Harnessing trade to advance national climate and development goals CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Registration deadline: 31 October 2025This online course equips participants to harness trade as a driver for climate mitigation\, adapta tion\, and low-carbon development. Built on UNCTAD’s research and techni cal cooperation experience on trade and climate change\, and on Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs)\, the course guides participants to identify climate-stra tegic sectors and formulate trade-related measures to support the formulat ion and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and o ther relevant national strategies. Delivered over a 6-week period\, it com bines short self-paced modules\, curated readings and two live webinars wi th UNCTAD experts and partners.BackgroundTrade can be used as a delivery t ool for climate solutions. Well-designed trade measures facilitate access to environmentally preferable goods and services\, lower costs\, provide l ow carbon economic diversification opportunities\, contributing to technol ogy transfer and upgrading\, while improving value-chain resilience. Despi te the inclusion of some trade-related measures in national climate plans\ , recent UNCTAD analysis and findings from technical cooperation project s how that a structured approach for the designed and adoption of such measu res is needed to better harness their potential to advance national climat e goals.Learning objectivesUnderstand the linkages between trade and clima te change and the potential contribution of trade to climate action\, incl uding to NDCsIdentify key categories of trade‑related measures used to p romote low‑carbon economic diversification\, climate resilience (adaptat ion)\, and climate change mitigationContribute to the formulation\, adopti on\, and implementation of trade‑related measures and policies to advanc e climate and sustainable development goals in NDCs and other relevant nat ional plans and strategiesContent and StructureModule 1: Trade and climate change nexusModule 2: Trade policy tools for climate actionModule 3: NTMs and climate changeModule 4: Identifying climate‑strategic sectors and f ormulating trade‑related measuresOptional Module: Sustainable finance to ols for trade-related climate actionTarget audienceGovernment officials fr om trade\, environment\, industry\, agriculture\, energy\, tourism and fin ance ministries\, quality infrastructure bodies\, customs and promotion ag encies\; Academics and researchers in trade\, climate and public policy\; Representatives of regional organizations on trade\, climate and value cha in development\; Private sector and finance professionals including export ers\, MSMEs\, entrepreneurs\, industry associations\, green technology fir ms\, banks and climate funds\; and civil society and specialized NGOs.At a glanceModality: Online (4 self-paced modules + 2 live webinars)Duration a nd workload: 6 weeks\, 2-3 h/week - 12–16 hours totalLanguage: English ( a French edition of the course will be delivered in January 2025)Certifica tion: UNCTAD Certificate of Completion awarded to participants who success fully complete the course and the mandatory knowledge assessments (quizzes )Schedule:Applications: September–October 2025Course start: 7 November 2 025https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/fv6aAqBDgV"\; data-entity-type=&quo t\;external\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/elea rning-course-harnessing-trade-advance-national-climate-and-development-goa ls DTSTAMP:20260707T011918Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR