Do you feel that funding for climate goals is limited? Are you overwhelmed by the many financial instruments, sources, and mechanisms available? The Scaling Climate Finance e-course is designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the dynamic world of climate finance. With unprecedented opportunities to mobilize funding—whether by maximizing public finance or unlocking new private capital—this course will help you understand how to leverage financial tools for meaningful climate action. Take the next step in driving climate initiatives—enroll today!
Course Details
Format: Self-paced online learning
Duration: 5 hours
Language: English
Course Outcome
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of climate finance. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify key climate finance sources, instruments, and mechanisms and their role in supporting climate action
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in the climate finance system
- Outline strategies to coordinate public finance more effectively for climate initiatives
- Discover innovative finance mechanisms to access new capital, including private sector investments
- Understand how applying a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) lens ensures that climate investments reach vulnerable communities
The course integrates real-world case studies and examples to demonstrate how gender equality and social inclusion can be embedded into climate finance strategies for both mitigation and adaptation.
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the course and pass the final quiz (minimum 70 percent score within three attempts) will receive an official certificate of completion.
Eligibility
Scaling climate finance is valuable for:
- Government officials and policymakers (finance ministries, planning ministries, sub-national governments, parliamentarians)
- Quasi-government institutions (central banks, state-owned enterprises, audit institutions, securities commissions)
- Private sector investors and financial institutions interested in climate-aligned investments
- NGOs, civil society organizations, and think tanks focused on climate and sustainability
- Academics, educators, and students looking to deepen their understanding of climate finance
- Citizens and advocates who want to hold stakeholders accountable in climate finance decision-making
Although the course features case studies from the Asia-Pacific region, the principles, tools, and strategies covered are applicable globally.
Course Structure
The e-learning course is divided into four interactive modules, followed by a final quiz. Each module includes short videos, interactive lessons, case studies, and exercises to reinforce learning.
- Module 1: What is Climate Finance?
- Module 2: Making Public Finance Go Further for Climate Action
- Module 3: Mobilizing Private and Innovative Climate Finance
- Module 4: Financing a Climate Change Plan
- Final Quiz – Pass with 70 percent or higher to earn your certificate
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