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8 weeks • 5 June — 31 July 2024, Astana & online
Climate Skills for Kazakhstan
Climate Skills for Kazakhstan is a project by Global Shapers Astana Hub (part of the Global Shapers Community – an initiative of the World Economic Forum) in partnership with Climate Action Initiative Central Asia (CAICA) NGO.
Today, the topic of climate in Kazakhstan has become actively discussed in society, but rather only superficially; one of the reasons for this is the lack of local expertise, especially in the area of climate law and climate finance. Youth is the least involved in the discussion of the country's future climate plans, and we want to increase the expertise of young professionals to prepare them for dialogue and action in these areas.
Today, the topic of climate in Kazakhstan has become actively discussed in society, but rather only superficially; one of the reasons for this is the lack of local expertise, especially in the area of climate law and climate finance. Youth is the least involved in the discussion of the country's future climate plans, and we want to increase the expertise of young professionals to prepare them for dialogue and action in these areas.
Our mission
Our mission is to increase young people's awareness and expertise in climate law and finance and the professional climate agenda, providing meaningful and lasting engagement with, on behalf of and for young people in the context of climate action by enabling them to gain and share knowledge, opportunities, experiences and resources.
Our goal
Raise awareness among young professionals of the need for experts in climate law and finance, create
a space for discussion, exchange of experiences and networking between climate law and finance professionals and young people for their further mutual support and co-operation
Increase the accessibility of knowledge on the topic by publishing lectures in open access with translations into Kazakh, English and Russian so that all materials can be easily utilised to increase impact both locally and internationally
a space for discussion, exchange of experiences and networking between climate law and finance professionals and young people for their further mutual support and co-operation
Increase the accessibility of knowledge on the topic by publishing lectures in open access with translations into Kazakh, English and Russian so that all materials can be easily utilised to increase impact both locally and internationally
Our lectures
Climate Law Fundamentals
- Foundations and sources of international climate law
- Principles of international climate
- Implementation, enforcement and non-compliance procedures / Main legal issues related to the international climate change regime
ONLINE
Loes van Dijk
Founder of Climate Court
June 12
Global Shapers Curator, Founder of CAICA
Introduction to Climate Law and Governance
- Overview of climate change challenges
- International climate agreements and frameworks
- National climate policies and regulations
ON-SITE
Dana Shukirbayeva
June 5
Vice-Curator Global Shapers
Aray Serikzhanova
TBA
Climate Change Law as part of
International Environmental Law
International Environmental Law
- Main subject matters of international environmental law
- Politics and history
- Emergence of International Climate Change Law
ONLINE
June 19
National Climate Policies
and Regulations
and Regulations
- Kazakhstan and International Law
- Energy law
- Government and business alignment in approaching national agenda in climate change
ON-SITE
June 26
Climate Finance Fundamentals
- Understanding climate finance
- Science of climate change and related impact on the planet
- Key drivers affecting business strategy and investment
ONLINE
July 3
Risks and opportunities from
climate change
climate change
- Principles of green finance
- Sustainable investment strategies
- Causes and effects of the growth of (and recent backlash to) sustainable/ESG investing
ON-SITE
July 17
Green Finance and Sustainable Investments
- Effects of climate risks (both physical and transition risks) on prices across various asset classes
- Risks and opportunities from climate change for firms and financial institutions
- How financial markets can help transfer and hedge climate risks as well as finance the transition to a net-zero economy?
ON-SITE
July 17
Climate change investment
- How sustainable infrastructure investments as well as climate adaptation investments are important to combat and deal with climate change, in particular in urban settings?
- Biodiversity loss as an emerging driver of investment risk
- Course wrap-up
ONLINE
July 24
Senior Manager, UNDP
Saulet Sakenov
Adviser, Green Finance AIFC
Aigul Kussalieyva
Partner, Ernst & Young
Viktor Kovalenko
EBRD
Anoud Allouzi
The World Bank
Leela Raina
Management consultant
Dina Chuteneva
Senior Manager, EY
Aibek Tulepbergenov
Our team
Our professional team is working on the project in partnership with Climate Action Initiative Central Asia (CAICA), all of us driven by the common goal of building regional expertise on climate change in Central Asia among youth by building collaborations between academia,
business and government.
business and government.
Dana Shukirbayeva
Project lead
ceo@esgkz.com
Fatikha Agissova
Project team
fatikha.agis@gmail.com
Aray Serikzhanova
Project team
araysn16@gmail.com
ESG Analyst in the financial sector, Environmental Psychology researcher, climate change activist, WEF Global Shaper, founder of Qazaqstan_Climate project.
Certified ESG Professional, Chief manager at Samruk Energy JSC, WEF Global Shaper & Vice curator in Astana
Ecologist, certified ESG Professional, ClimateTech & UrbanTech Entrepreneur, WEF Global Shaper & Curator in Astana, Founder of Climate Action Initiative Central Asia (CAICA)
