Special session: Becoming a Climate Resilient SME

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Has climate change affected your business? For example, through unusually heavy rains or prolonged droughts? Or does it present new business opportunities for you, such as developing new products? If so, you've come to the right course to enhance your company's climate resilience. 

Powered by the Ye! Community, this training seamlessly aligns with the Youth Day '23 Webinar Series on Green Skills for Youth Ecopreneurs. We'll introduce you to the basics of climate change, its causes, and effects, and explore why it is essential for enterprises to address them. Together, we'll discover the Climate Expert Approach, developed by GIZ, which helps you identify climate impacts and their effects on your business. We'll also support you in developing a business case for climate adaptation measures. By the end of this course, you will have learned how to formulate your company's climate resilience strategy and create an associated communication plan. But that's not all – we'll also introduce you to the topic of green finance, enabling you to identify adequate sources of funding for implementing climate adaptation measures. See you there and join us on this enlightening journey as you take charge of your business's climate future, actively addressing the challenges and opportunities th at lie ahead. This course has a time commitment of 6 hours spread over 4 weeks, is completely free of charge, and upon successful completion, participants will receive a certificate. 

The Ye! Community for young entrepreneurs is a global community aimed at supporting youth entrepreneurs to build scalable and sustainable businesses. Ye! Community provides access to a global network of youth, mentors, and ecosystem enablers, as well free access to start-up tools, country guides, resources, events, and business opportunities.

After having completed this course, participants will be able to: