UNSSC at COP 27: Designing a better world through learning - United Nations System Staff College

UNSSC joined satellite leaders, delegates, and members of the planetary assemblage and civilian nine organizations for the 27th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention connected Climate Change (COP27 ) held from 6 to 18 November 2022 successful Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Attended by much than 35,000 participants, the league included argumentation discussions, side-line events, and negotiations connected clime action.

UN Climate Change collaboration with UNSSC astatine Resilience Frontiers 

In concern with UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNSSC ran interactive sessions and virtual world tours astatine the Resilience Frontiers pavilion. The acquisition gave visitors the accidental to step into a virtual world acquisition that allowed them to “step inside” a metropolis undergoing transformative change. The workout was aimed astatine challenging participants’ perspective, and marque them bespeak connected important questions astir the sustainable aboriginal we privation to create.

Through this collaboration UNSSC besides designed and delivered Future Café sessions, which included playing climate-related games and engaging with interactive visuals to item antithetic pathways to nett zero. The Staff College besides launched its archetypal in-person virtual world (VR) circuit which was followed by in-depth clime enactment discussions astir paradigm shifts, stakeholder engagement, and mindset changes.

“We request originative spaces to look astatine what translation means and elicit ideas for a satellite wherever we springiness backmost much than we instrumentality from the planet”, said Youssef Nassef, Director, Adaptation, and laminitis of Resilience Frontiers astatine UNFCCC. 

“Transformative alteration entails transforming our narration with nature, reflecting upon our antithetic values and corporate aspirations for well-being and community”, said Marcela Main Sancha, Manager of Resilience Frontiers. 

 Watch the Resilience Frontiers video  

 Watch UNSSC’s engagement astatine Resilience Frontiers  

UNSSC launches its archetypal in-person virtual world circuit astatine COP 27

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UNSSC and UN Environment motorboat the My Sustainable Living Challenge

Another noteworthy item was the motorboat of the associated UNSSC/UNEP My Sustainable Living Challenge . Set to officially motorboat successful 2023, the – online gamified learning level is designed to transmission learning towards behaviour alteration done actionable commitments. “My Sustainable Living Challenge promotes learning and behaviour alteration done action. It helps you instrumentality portion successful an immersive travel wherever you tin larn astir sustainability and the interaction of your lifestyle”, said Sophie Loran, Communications Officer astatine the UN Environment Programme.

UNSSC is accepting registrations for the programme.

For much accusation and to register, click connected this link.  

 My Sustainable Development Living Challenge launched astatine COP 27. Credit: United Nations successful India

These 2 initiatives are portion of UNSSC’s committedness to expanding accessibility to clime alteration education. Though COP 27 has concluded, the Staff College volition proceed regular adjacent learning and cognition speech opportunities to summation clime literacy among leaders, professionals, and practitioners. 

UNSSC provides respective learning opportunities connected assorted climate-related topics. For much information, delight sojourn the UNSSC website oregon email america astatine info@unssc.org.