Training Curriculum

Student Affairs Office Career and Internships Climate Advocacy Training Curriculum

Training Curriculum

This course aims to empower students who are motivated by the perspective of a sustainable world and aspire to be climate advocates against the climate emergency. Participants will learn from leaders, experts and youth advocates from Hong Kong and overseas and will gain valuable and relevant climate advocacy skills.


Programme Highlights:

  • Year Long Mentoring:
    Participants will receive continuous support and guidance from experienced mentors, enabling them to develop their knowledge, skills, and networks.
  • Community Engagement Opportunities:
    Participants will have the chance to actively engage with their communities through the organization of impactful projects. They will also have the platform to make presentations directly to policy makers, enabling them to contribute their perspectives and influence climate-related policies and decisions.
  • Global and Regional Engagement:
    Participants will have the chance to participate in global and regional forums, like Conference of the Parties (COP30) and Asia Pacific Climate Week, providing invaluable exposure to diverse perspectives, global best practices in climate advocacy, and networking opportunities with like-minded individuals worldwide.
  • Language: English
  • Duration: February – June 2025
  • Format: Face to face
  • Detailed Modules: please check the table below

Module & Theme

Contents

No. of hours 

(Lecture /

Sharing)

No. of hours

(Workshop)

Total Hours

Suggested dates and time

1. Introduction of

Climate Change

and Climate

Justice

• Structure and Objectives of the Programme

• Ice-breaking through Climate Fresk game

• Introduction of climate change: cause, impacts and trends of climate change

• Roles of different sectors in the society in climate change

• Concept of climate justice and its role in social equity

2

2

4

Lecture/ Sharing:

1800-2000, 25 February 2025 (Tue)


Workshop:

1800-2000, 27 February 2025 (Thu)

2. Introduction of

Climate Advocacy

and Community

Project

• Introduction to the climate advocacy, its principles, strategies, and tactics,

including understanding target audiences and framing issues

• Overview of the process of planning and executing advocacy campaigns,

including setting goals, identifying stakeholders, mobilising support, and

evaluating impact

• Community project briefing and project discussion

2

5

7

0900-1700 (with one hour lunch), 8 March 2025 (Sat)

Module 3:

Introduction of

Climate

Negotiation

• Structure and relations of UNFCCC, UNEP and other multilateral

environmental bodies

• Processes and mechanisms of climate negotiations at climate change

convention

• The Paris Climate Agreement and COP

• Dynamics between countries in a negotiation process

• Youth engagement in climate negotiation and action

2

2

4

Lecture/ Sharing:

1800-2000, 18 March 2025 (Tue)


Workshop:

1800-2000, 20 March 2025 (Thu)

Module 4: Climate

Negotiation Skill

• Participatory role-playing exercise, assuming the roles of national and

sectoral negotiators to experience the dynamics between countries during a

negotiation process

• Participate in discussions and negotiations to understand the complexities of

reaching consensus on climate-related issue

2

4

6

0900-1600 (with one hour lunch), 29 March 2025 (Sat)

Module 5: Local,

Regional and

International

Youth Climate

Movement

• Introduction to UN YOUNGO and the role of youth in international participation

• Showcase of international, regional and local youth climate movement

• The important role of youth in achieving the goals of Paris Agreement and

climate justice

2

1

3

1800-2100, 13 May 2025 (Tue)

Module 6:

Advocacy Skills:

Persuasive

Speech by

leveraging Data &

Research

• The role of research in climate advocacy campaigning

• Data gathering methods for advocacy campaigning

• Translating data into effective advocacy tools

• Workshop: Gathering and presenting useful data for planning a climate

advocacy campaign

2

2

4

Lecture/ Sharing:

1800-2000, 20 May 2025 (Tue)


Workshop:

1800-2000, 22 May 2025 (Thu)

Module 7:

Advocacy Skills:

Media and

Climate

Communication

• Forms of media communication

• Identifying target audience and crafting effective messages

• Message delivery through mass or social media in a campaign

• Workshop: Utilizing social media to deliver messages

2

2

4

Lecture/ Sharing:

1800-2000, 3 June 2025 (Tue)


Workshop:

1800-2000, 5 June 2025 (Thu)

Module 8:

Advocacy Skills:

Public Speaking &

Persuasive

Speech

• Identifying target audience and crafting effective messages

• Planning and framing of an advocacy campaign through persuasive speech

• Responding climate dis/misinformation

• Workshop: How to deliver a persuasive speech

2

2

4

Lecture/ Sharing:

1800-2000, 10 June 2025 (Tue)


Workshop:

1800-2000, 12 June 2025 (Thu)

Module 9:

Community

Project and

Presentation

• Presentation of the community climate advocacy project

• Comment and feedback

0

4

4

0900-1300, 28 June 2025 (Sat)

Total Hours

16

24

40