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Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

Cities and the Challenge of Sustainable Development

What is a sustainable city? Learn the basics here.

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Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development

Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development

Ecosystem services are a way of thinking about – and evaluating – the goods and services provided by nature that contribute to the well-being of humans. This MOOC will cover scientific (technical), economic, and socio-political dimensions of the concept through a mix of theory, case-studies, interviews with specialists and a serious-game.

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Sustainable Neighborhoods

Sustainable Neighborhoods

This course will provide students with an introduction to tools and concepts for a better understanding of the importance of the neighborhood as part of a sustainable city. This will include a careful look at the natural context of successful neighborhoods. An evaluation of important components and structure that create a sustainable neighborhood. Complete neighborhoods can provide their residents with pedestrian access to schools, daycare, recreational centers, and a variety of open spaces, as well as opportunities for food production.

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International Water Law

International Water Law

In recent decades, international law has undergone a series of major developments in order to accommodate the many new facets of freshwater management and protection. The adoption of universal, regional and basin instruments highlights how important it is to study the evolution of international water regulations and to be able to identify the main principles in this field. This course aims to provide the necessary background to understand and examine the regulation applicable to transboundary freshwaters especially to rivers, lakes and aquifers.

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Non-Communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings

Non-Communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings

NCDs are the leading cause of death in almost every region of the world, and place a huge burden on individuals, families and societies. Humanitarian settings have a negative effect on the levels of disease, and the possibility of treatment. The importance of NCDs in global health is acknowledged by their inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals, which call for a reduction of a third in premature mortality from NCDs by 2030.

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Sustainable Tourism – promoting environmental public health

Sustainable Tourism – promoting environmental public health

The MOOC introduces learners to key environmental health and natural resources management challenges associated with the rapid growth in international tourist arrivals into low-income countries. Since infrastructural and regulatory capacities in such countries are often limited they are more exposed to the negative implications of such development.

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Global Health Security, Solidarity and Sustainability through the International Health Regulations

Global Health Security, Solidarity and Sustainability through the International Health Regulations

Welcome to the MOOC "Global Health Security, Solidarity and Sustainability through the International Health Regulations". We are very excited to have you on board and hope you will enjoy the course! In the coming 6 weeks, you will learn about the International Health Regulations (IHR), history of its creation and evolution, its major principles and implementation procedures, as well as challenges and future opportunities.

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ESG Investing: Financial Decisions in Flux

ESG Investing: Financial Decisions in Flux

As ESG investing continues to evolve towards a global standard, certain initiatives such as the UN’s sustainable development goals, and the Paris Agreement on climate change, have already spurred significant changes across the financial markets. As the title of this specialization suggests, financial decisions by investors, as well as capital deployment by companies, organizations, and governments, have been shifting amid increasing attention to environmental, social, and governance-related concerns. By the end of this specialization, students with basic knowledge of traditional financial pr

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Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs

Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs

How can businesses and investors help fill the multi-trillion-dollar gap needed for sustainable development? Simply put: by incorporating sustainability and social impact factors on people and planet into management decisions. Through this course, anyone can learn to improve their organization's practice of impact measurement and management and align their ESG or impact activities and reporting with emerging global standards. Impact Measurement and Management for the SDGs is a collaboration between UNDP SDG Impact and the award-winning team at CASE at Duke University.

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Create environmental awareness content with Canva

Create environmental awareness content with Canva

At the end of this project, you will have all the basic skills to create several professional designs to raise awareness of climate change and encourage your audience to embrace sustainable development using the Canva platform, an online tool to create and edit marketing visuals. You will be able to create customizable graphic designs using the various design tools offered by Canva.

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Ecological and Energy Transitions in Southern Countries

Ecological and Energy Transitions in Southern Countries

The Agence Française de Développement and the Ecole normale supérieure are launching the fourth edition of the MOOC “Ecological and Energy Transitions in Southern Countries".

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Large Marine Ecosystems: Assessment and Management

Large Marine Ecosystems: Assessment and Management

Focusing on the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of the world, this course will introduce the concept and practice of ecosystem-based management. LMEs occupy areas of coastal ocean at least 200 000 km² or greater in size. These coastal waters produce 12.6 trillion USD in ecosystem goods and services annually and are vitally important for billions of people around the globe. Because LMEs are bounded by ocean features and are globally linked, management of human activities needs to occur in an integrated fashion across political boundaries and economic sectors (e.g.

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Transforming Our World: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Transforming Our World: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

What will it take to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030?

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Age of Sustainable Development

Age of Sustainable Development

Learn the basics of sustainable development -- what it is, why it's important and how we can achieve it.

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Tourism and Climate Change

Tourism and Climate Change

Global tourism’s CO2 emissions and overall environmental impact are substantial. Yet, is spite of the tourism sector’s vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, it continues to grow exponentially, driven by an ever rising tourism demand. Join Wageningen University & Research as our successful Tourism team explores the mutual impacts of tourism stakeholders and the climate. Take on our challenge of reimagining the tourism industry toward low-carbon, sustainable development! Subscribe now.

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Landscape Finance: Investing in Innovation for Sustainable Landscapes

Landscape Finance: Investing in Innovation for Sustainable Landscapes

Bridge the gap between finance and landscape! Learn to navigate the web of landscape financial flows, mechanisms and requirements toward developing cutting-edge business cases and models for sustainable development in landscapes.

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Landscape Leadership: Catalyse Sustainable Development in Landscapes

Landscape Leadership: Catalyse Sustainable Development in Landscapes

Learn how to become a landscape leader! Get the skills to mobilise human resources, manage and resolve conflict and facilitate and motivate stakeholders to achieve SDG-focused sustainable change.

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Environmental Gamechanger - Lead the Way to Sustainable Development
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How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

The world has adopted an ambitious agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Learn how we can achieve these goals through careful planning and engagement of diverse stakeholders.

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Sustainable Development: The Post-Capitalist Order

Sustainable Development: The Post-Capitalist Order

Sustainable development represents a shift from our current system of inequitable capitalism to one that prioritizes prosperity for all, while remaining conscious of its environmental impact and sustainability for future generations. Learn why sustainable development has been adopted by countries and multilateral organizations around the world, and how this approach is transforming the way we live, work, and govern our planet.

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The UN Sustainable Development Goals: an Interdisciplinary Academic Introduction

The UN Sustainable Development Goals: an Interdisciplinary Academic Introduction

An interdisciplinary introduction to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)which looks at all SDGs, their progress and challenges.

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Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development

Technology Innovation for Sustainable Development

Learn how to use technology innovation as a tool to fight poverty and enable sustainable development.

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Water Works: Activating Heritage for Sustainable Development

Water Works: Activating Heritage for Sustainable Development

Explore water systems and apply the UNESCO Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach for tackling the environmental challenges of today.

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Natural Resources for Sustainable Development

Natural Resources for Sustainable Development

Explore the sustainable development opportunities and challenges in using oil, gas and minerals.

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Living Heritage and Sustainable Development

Living Heritage and Sustainable Development

How is intangible cultural heritage – or ‘living heritage’ – related to sustainable development? Why is it important to keep heritage alive?

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