concepts related to the environment, climate change, green economy and integration. Participants will be invited to share in advance a project or program of their choice to work on during the course, thereby getting from the course direct and immediate results for their work.

Group exercises and case studies are designed so that the different roles and levels of experience and knowledge of different target groups are taken into account. 

Although not the primary target audience, when taking place in a developing country, the training course will be open to a limited number of government officials and other in-country stakeholders.

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Be able to explain why environment and climate change are not stand alone sector issues but affect all areas of development co-operation.
• Understand the benefits and challenges of integrating environment and climate change in EU development cooperation.
• Become acquainted through practical examples with the tools (e.g. political economy analysis, EIA and SEA) and approaches (e.g. policy dialogue, awareness raising) to integrate environment and climate change at the various stages of the operations cycle.
• Have the opportunity to work directly on projects and programs from their own portfolios, bringing tangible and direct results for their work.
• The course will use an appropriate mix of experience sharing, case studies, group work, presentations and films to foster a lively and engaging process

The target audience of the course is colleagues from delegations and headquarters who are involved in environment and climate relevant sectors such as agriculture, energy, private sector development, trade, health, education, governance and other sectors.
The training audience also includes colleagues from delegations and headquarters overseeing an environmental or climate change portfolio. The approach will encourage these colleagues to take a very active role in the training.

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.