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Free COP31 Climate Negotiation Online Course

  • Organization: International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Independent University, Bangladesh
  • Type: Workshop
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 9, 2026
  • Funding: No Funding

The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh runs a free online course that follows the COP31 climate talks as they happen. Participants learn how UNFCCC negotiations work, with a focus on the priorities of Least Developed Countries, through expert sessions, guided tracking of COP31, analysis of draft negotiating texts, negotiation simulations and a mock COP. **What you get:** - Free participation in about 18 to 20 hours of live online sessions, plus guided independent work - Expert-led sessions on climate governance, negotiation strategy, climate finance, adaptation, loss and damage, clean energy and Article 6 carbon markets - A certificate of completion for participants who attend at least 80 percent of sessions, complete the required assignments and meet the passing standard **What you'll do:** - Track the COP31 proceedings with guidance and analyse draft negotiating texts - Take part in negotiation simulations and a mock COP - Complete pre-course and post-course assignments - Connect international negotiation outcomes to national climate policy and implementation **Key dates:** - Proposed application deadline 9 November 2026 (ICCCAD says subject to confirmation) - Course runs intermittently online from 11 to 25 November 2026 **More information:** - Queries go to nazma.icccad@iub.edu.bd - The course is taught in English

Apply for Free COP31 Climate Negotiation Online Course

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Free COP31 Climate Negotiation Online Course

Nov 09, 2026 23:59:00 Asia/Dhaka
Opportunity type
Workshop
Funding
No Funding
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 09, 2026 23:59:00 Asia/Dhaka

About this opportunity

The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at Independent University, Bangladesh runs a free online course that follows the COP31 climate talks as they happen. Participants learn how UNFCCC negotiations work, with a focus on the priorities of Least Developed Countries, through expert sessions, guided tracking of COP31, analysis of draft negotiating texts, negotiation simulations and a mock COP.

What you get:

  • Free participation in about 18 to 20 hours of live online sessions, plus guided independent work
  • Expert-led sessions on climate governance, negotiation strategy, climate finance, adaptation, loss and damage, clean energy and Article 6 carbon markets
  • A certificate of completion for participants who attend at least 80 percent of sessions, complete the required assignments and meet the passing standard

What you'll do:

  • Track the COP31 proceedings with guidance and analyse draft negotiating texts
  • Take part in negotiation simulations and a mock COP
  • Complete pre-course and post-course assignments
  • Connect international negotiation outcomes to national climate policy and implementation

Key dates:

  • Proposed application deadline 9 November 2026 (ICCCAD says subject to confirmation)
  • Course runs intermittently online from 11 to 25 November 2026

More information:

  • Queries go to nazma.icccad@iub.edu.bd
  • The course is taught in English

Who can apply

  • Target participants are early and mid-career professionals, government officials, researchers, academics, postgraduate students, development practitioners, and youth and civil society representatives from Least Developed Countries
  • The application form also accepts applicants from non-LDC countries
  • Applicants must be able to attend at least 80 percent of the live online sessions and complete the pre-course and post-course assignments
  • Working English

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Good to know

  • +Free, live online sessions from 11 to 25 November 2026 that follow the real COP31 talks, with negotiating-text analysis and a mock COP
  • +Run by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development at Independent University, Bangladesh, which ran earlier editions for COP28 and COP29
  • +A certificate for those who complete it
  • +Youth and civil society representatives and postgraduate students are named among the people it is for

Worth checking yourself

  • !ICCCAD calls 9 November a proposed deadline, subject to confirmation, so apply before then
  • !It is aimed at people from Least Developed Countries; others can apply, but whether they get priority is not stated
  • !The certificate needs at least 80 percent attendance, the assignments and a passing standard
  • !Session times are not published, and they may fall at night depending on where you live
  • !There is no web page for this edition, only the application form

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Free COP31 Climate Negotiation Online Course
Nov 09, 2026 23:59:00 Asia/Dhaka