COP30 International climate change event monitoring

Volunteering

Overview

Strengthen Brazil’s capacity for COP30 and climate negotiations.

You have:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Climate Studies, International Relations, Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, Library and Information Science or a related field.
• Proven experience in monitoring and reporting on international events, conferences, or meetings, preferably related to climate change or environmental issues.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret and summarize key discussions, decisions, and outcomes from events.
• Excellent writing skills to prepare clear and concise summaries and analyses.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise progress reports, demonstrating strong organizational and communication skills.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of climate change, international climate policy, or sustainable development, especially within the context of COP meetings.

Contract

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To strengthen Brazil’s capacity to both as COP30 president and actively participate in negotiations, the "Project BRA/24/007" was developed. This project will mobilize partnerships and foster social participation to generate technical, logistical, and substantive inputs, not only for the COP30 presidency (2024-2026) but also for the Brazilian negotiating delegation at COPs 29, 30, and 31, as well as intersessional meetings and pre-COPs.

The project highlights the urgency of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations to prevent dangerous human-induced interference with the climate system. In response to this challenge, incoming Brazilian presidency objective is to organize a “turning point COP” aiming to keep the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C within reach, an effort known as "Mission 1.5". The project is structured around four key components:

i.Establishment and implementation of a project management, knowledge, and communication strategy; ii.Provision of technical and substantive support to the Brazilian negotiating delegation at COPs 29, 30, and 31, as well as during intersessional and pre-COP meetings; iii.Provision of technical, logistical, and substantive support to the COP30 Presidency from 2024 to 2026; iv.Efficient project management.

We are seeking the support of 3 Online Volunteers to perform the following tasks: •Monitor international events, conferences, and meetings related to climate change and COP 30. •Provide summaries and analyses of key discussions, decisions, and outcomes from the events. •Weekly Progress Reporting: Provide a concise weekly report on work progress, highlighting completed tasks and any challenges.

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Climate Studies, International Relations, Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, Library and Information Science or a related field.

Event monitoring: Proven experience in monitoring and reporting on international events, conferences, or meetings, preferably related to climate change or environmental issues and strong analytical skills to interpret and summarize key discussions, decisions, and outcomes from events. A basic understanding of the local press landscape, including familiarity with key media outlets, for potential monitoring of news coverage related to the events.

Communication skills: Excellent writing skills to prepare clear and concise summaries and analyses.

Reporting: Ability to prepare clear and concise progress reports, demonstrating strong organizational and communication skills.

Desirable Knowledge:

Climate Change Issues: Basic to intermediate knowledge of climate change, international climate policy, or sustainable development, especially within the context of COP meetings.

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