Webinars

In the context of the development of our training, peer-learning and capacity-building activities, the Committee on Culture of UCLG has developed an online specific offer aiming at building capacities in local and regional governments interested in deepening their understanding of cultural policies for local sustainable development. This includes webinars and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) on specific issues. Please see below. 

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MOOC on Culture and Climate Resilient Development

Building on the report entitled "The Role of Culture in Climate Resilient Development", coordinated by Andrew Potts, coordinator of the Climate Heritage Network, and published in late 2021, the UCLG Committee on Culture have elaborated a MOOC to explore and learn about these issues.

Hosted on the UCLG Learning platform known as #LearningWithUCLG, our MOOC explores the fundamental role of Culture in Climate Resilient Development, and focuses on the perspective of local and regional governments, as well as cultural actors and institutions from all continents. 

The MOOC showcases a wide variety of case studies from all over the world drawn from an open call for contributions for the elaboration of the report, a good practice from UCLG Learning peer-learning notes, and audio-visual resources within the modules, as well as complementary in-depth materials, which you will find at the end of the course. Moreover, it offers the opportunity to test your own knowledge in the field.

What will you learn in this MOOC?

• How to make arts, culture and heritage take part as key factors for imagining new resilient futures; desirable ways of living neither wedded to the carbon economy nor dependent on unsustainable narratives.
• How to engage with climate change profiles and vulnerability scenarios.
• How cultural actors are and should be further involved in the emissions of their communities.
• How to further engage with interdisciplinary work towards tackling climate change, intertwining cultural actors with a wide range of different sectors.
• How to identify potential tensions or synergies that may arise between climate action and culture, thus reconciling trade-offs and maximising synergies.
• How to address the challenges of climate change through a cultural lens and from a perspective of equity and justice.

The MOOC is open to anyone interested in learning on the relation between culture, local public policies and climate resilient development. It is free of charge, available in English, and it includes a completion certificate.

You can access the MOOC at: https://learningwith.uclg.org/p/culture-and-climate

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Other webinars

Building on the extensive experience of working with cities and local and regional governments on the development of cultural policies for local sustainable development throughout the years and through our learning and capacity-building programmes – namely Leading Cities, Pilot Cities, Culture 21 Lab and The Seven Keys, the Committee on Culture of UCLG has developed a series of thematic webinars, including the following:

• Culture in the Sustainable Development Goals
• Culture, cities and the COVID19 pandemic
• Using the Full Potential of Culture in the Local Achievement of the SDGs

All our webinars are facilitated by experts from the Committee through Zoom platform.

They are available in English, French and Spanish upon prior registration on the #LearningWithUCLG dedicated website.

Our webinars are open to local and regional governments, and especially to officials and officers working in teams in charge of Planning, Community Development, Culture, Education, Heritage, Inclusion and Public Spaces.

The UCLG Culture Committee shapes these webinars according to the needs expressed by members. In other words, the webinars can be specifically prepared as a capacity-building activity for a group of key actors working in the same government, or it can be designed as a peer-learning activity involving representatives of several governments.