Overall Aim

The primary objective of the training is to equip participants with the essential knowledge, tools and skills required to integrate a climate and environmental security perspective into their day- to-day work. Specifically, by the end of the course, participants are expected to be capable of applying a climate and environmental security perspective within their area of expertise.

It will cover:

• Core concepts and principles of climate security
• Climate literacy and raising awareness of the impacts of climate
  change, environmental degradation and exploitation on peace, security, and defence
• The role of climate change and environmental degradation as threat multipliers – and as enablers of peacebuilding
• The integration of climate and environmental considerations across CFSP/CSDP processes
• The EU's approach to the climate-security nexus and coordination with internal and external stakeholders

Learning outcome

Knowledge outcomes: 

• LO.1. Explain the concept of planetary boundaries, including key climate change trends - causes, risks, hazards, environmental degradation and exploitation, using different scenarios and impact analysis. 
• LO.2. Understand the complex relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and exploitation, and security, including how these factors potentially provide opportunities for strengthening international, regional or local peace and security. 
• LO.3. Explain the relevance of a comprehensive climate and security approach (adaptation and mitigation) for a sustainable European security and defence, including CFSP/CSDP. LO.4. Recognise key crosscutting issues in climate and environmental mainstreaming, such as human rights, gender responsiveness, protection of civilians, good governance principles, and building integrity. 
• LO.5. Describe the key international policy frameworks and actors involved in the climate-security nexus, with a special emphasis on the EU and the EU-wide comprehensive framework for addressing climate and environment-related security risks. 

Skills outcomes: 

• LO.1. Use evidence-based analysis and foresight to support climate and environment informed planning, decision-making and implementation (monitoring and evaluation), particularly within the CFSP/CSDP contexts, by taking into account cross-cutting issues like human rights, gender responsiveness, protection of civilians, good governance principles, and building integrity. 
• LO.2. Apply analytical and problem-solving skills to address climate and environmental challenges and opportunities in a specific context. 
• LO.3. Integrate an environmental lens into guidelines, tools, frameworks to ensure climate- and environmental-sensitive analysis, planning, decision-making and implementation.
• LO.4. Identify potential responses and mechanisms to support climate resilience, emphasizing preventive measures, including within peacebuilding efforts.

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