AMNESTY ACADEMY: Online Course Climate Change and Human Rights (EN)

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Detail how climate change is a major human rights issue 
  • Define and express key terms and concepts related to human rights and climate change 
  • Outline the numerous inequalities of climate change, including their causes and consequences across regions and demographics
  • Critically evaluate both the mutual supportiveness and possible tensions between human rights and climate change action
  • Differentiate between different types of climate change response measures that protect and promote human rights
  • Identify human rights-based mechanisms, tools and tactics to shape climate action
  • Analyze state and corporate responsibilities in tackling climate change 
  • Challenge the hostility and antagonism faced by environmental human rights defenders and explain why their work is crucial
  • Build connections between the human rights and climate justice movements
  • Take action to promote human rights and climate justice

Duration: 5 hours

Certification: Certificate of Participation

You can find the course here: https://academy.amnesty.org/learn/courses/252/climate-change-and-human-rights