Welcome to the Government Capacity Development for Sustainability and Grant Funding Specialization
This is course 1 of 4 and is part of a full Government Specialization.
This course helps Permanent Secretaries, policy leaders, planning teams and climate and SDG officers turn climate policy into something government can actually use. Learn how to connect national priorities to the SDGs, give ministries clear responsibilities, and build an all-of-government approach that supports the country’s implementation strategy and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
5 modules · 4 hours 53 minutes total
Understand climate policy as a practical government tool, not a document that sits on a shelf. Learn how policy can connect national priorities, climate action, the SDGs and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
Identify the SDGs and specific targets that genuinely connect to national priorities. Show each ministry where its work fits, instead of asking every ministry to focus on all 17 SDGs.
Translate the climate policy into clear actions for ministries and agencies. Set responsibilities, targets, timelines and simple measures so each part of government knows what it is expected to deliver.
Create a simple system for ministries, central agencies and public bodies to work from the same national direction. Connect climate and SDG priorities to planning, programmes, budgets and implementation across government.
Bring the policy, SDG priorities and ministry actions together into one practical country implementation strategy. Use it to guide government delivery and strengthen alignment with the UN Cooperation Framework and development partners.
Learners would be able to say, “I understand how to build a climate policy that ministries can actually use. I know how to connect national priorities to the SDGs, assign clear responsibilities across government, and turn the policy into an all-of-government implementation strategy aligned with the UN Cooperation Framework.”