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• 2007 Certificate of Advanced Studies in Environmental Diplomacy
  
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• Peace & Conflict Monitor
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UPEACE/Geneva eNews,
March 2007, Issue 2007-II

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• understand the nature of specific environmental concerns as well as their place and weight in multilateral negotiations
• participate in global negotiations in environment, sustainable development and related fields
• be able to express the view of government in international negotiation
• become aware of the cross- cutting nature of environmental issues
• find constructive solutions to the challenges of today’s world

• multi-sectoral environmental programmes, for instance the work-programmes of UNEP, the Economic Commission for Europe and IUCN – the World Conservation Union
• organizations/programmes/events of high relevance for the environmental community, e.g. the UN General Assembly 2ndCommittee,the Commission on Sustainable Development, the World Trade Organization, and relevant global conferences or rounds of negotiation
• major projects with potential environmental impacts, for instance large mining projects
• institutional debates on, for instance, UN reform or environmental governance
• post-conflict assessment, pre-conflict early warning and actual emergency operations

Distance session 1 May - 25 July 2007
Six hours of instruction for each module will be given through e-learning over the Internet, requiring 60 hours during the period 1 May - 25 July to provide the background necessary to fully benefit from the intensive course activities.

An intensive two-week course 27 July – 10 August 2007
The intensive programme comprises 10 modules. Each module includes
- 18 teaching hours of e-learning, lectures, case studies and practical exercises
- 12 hours of individual preparation

Preparation of a thesis by 31 December 2007, with supervision at a distance
After the course, each participant is required to prepare a thesis or equivalent practical project before 31 December 2007, involving 60 hours of work.

Accreditation
Together the 10 modules form a training programme of 300 hours representing 10 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System). Successful completion of the 10 modules and a thesis, representing 2 ECTS, earns a University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced Studies in Environmental Diplomacy. It is possible to take only the two-week intensive course without university credit if space is available.

Audience
The programme is aimed at present or future diplomats, negotiators, policy and decision-makers in governments, regional intergovernmental bodies, local authorities, the private sector, NGOs, trade unions and UN bodies.

Faculty and speakers
High-level speakers and leading figures in environmental diplomacy will lecture during the course and participate in an opening topical debate.

For further information and registration form please visit www.unige.ch/formcont/environmentaldiplomacy/welcome.html

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