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Com 313-001, 005, 009: Writing For The Workplace, Ben Apatoff

Humanities Syllabi

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The Path To A Green Transition: Just And Inclusive, Nour Elden Tarek Anwr Abd Elshafy

COP30

This paper explores the opportunities and challenges in achieving Just Transition in the agricultural sector, focusing on the critical areas of Climate investments in the field of training and public awareness, policy formulation, and promoting Inclusive sustainable livelihoods for the most affected groups, namely people with disabilities. It highlights the current gaps in Climate investments, the need for inclusive and effective policies, and the importance of ways to achieve just integration to reduce Poverty and unemployment rates. The paper proposes actionable solutions to align financial investments, policy frameworks, and Comprehensive practices with the Paris Agreement goals and Glasgow talks (COP26), …

Non-State Actors: Opportunity Or Challenge To Ace And Capacity Building Under Cop30 Mutirão Action Plan, Youssef Moftah

COP30

This policy paper focuses on the role of non-state parties in climate action under COP30. The paper highlights clearly the gap of state actors’ action and their inability alone to meet their requirements in order to make clearly effective steps in their climate change agendas. Following on from previous work frames of the UNFCCC and its subsidiary bodies alongside national and local initiatives the paper shows the past efforts linking them with this year’s presidency and its action plan of "mutirão". The focus of this paper is on building ACE capabilities especially axes of training, public participation, and international cooperation …

Open-Source Hardware For Renewable Energy Workforce Development, Mohamed Abbas

COP30

The renewable energy markets are undergoing significant developments; there is a considerable gap between the industry requirements and the available skillful workforce. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA, 2024), the renewable energy industry globally employed 16.2 million people in 2023, with estimates showing a significant increase to around 40 million by 2050, depending on the achievement of a 1.5°C scenario. Though the continuous expansion of the workforce continues, there is still a shortage that will be difficult to fill. This shortage is a serious problem, especially in developing countries, where climate change is prompting the establishment of new …

From Awareness To Action: The Educational Pillar Of Capacity Building And Ace, Eman Akrout

COP30

Education has always been identified as the most potent medium for sustaining long-term climate action by helping students, teachers, and communities understand climate risks and participate in solution building. This literature review will therefore focus on how education helps build capacity and contributes to Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE). As recent reports indicated by IPCC and UNESCO have also highlighted, climate education heightens the level of awareness supportive of green jobs while improving the resilience of a community. However, there is a lack of climate material in most schools with untrained teachers posing a huge gap in the international efforts …

Climate-Ready Health Systems: A Regional Strategy For Building Climate-Health Capacity In North Africa, Donia Khaled

COP30

North African nations are highly exposed to the climate-health crisis, facing combined risks that greatly impact vulnerable groups. These include repeated climate-related disease outbreaks, plus more heat waves and droughts. Existing health education and infrastructure aren't ready to handle these issues. A dual-track strategy to build regional climate-health capacity is proposed in this policy paper: A) integrate climate-health education into medical and public health curricula at all universities across North Africa; and B) launch a multilingual Continuous Professional Development (CPD) platform will develop health workers and students, adaptation through knowledge sharing, building local leadership, and ensuring fair access to resources. …

Driving Climate Mitigation And Health Equity In Rapid Test Diagnostics (Rdts): A Sustainable Biodegradable Patch Solution, Sarah Abozeid

COP30

Total energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 0.8% in 2024, hitting an all-time high of 37.8 Gt CO2, driven primarily by energy, transport, and industrial sectors. The healthcare sector, often overlooked in mitigation discussions, contributes 4.4% of total global GHG emissions, a footprint exceeding that of many countries. Disposal of petroleum-based plastics—especially through incineration—emits approximately 2.7 tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) per tonne of plastic burnt. Production itself accounts for around 2.5 tonnes CO2 per tonne of

plastic, making the combined lifecycle emissions significant when including end- of-life incineration or decomposition. Around 16,000 tonnes of plastics are

produced globally for rapid …

Capacity Building And Action For Climate Empowerment (Ace): A Technical Review, Salman Almudawib

COP30

Capacity Building and Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) is a core pillar for climate change mitigation through people’s participation, education, and empowerment (UNFCCC, n.d.; Action for Climate Empowerment, 2025). This article describes technological and digital resources that support ACE, particularly in the COP30 environment. It also identifies inventive methods and the stumbling blocks alongside the best digital instruments that facilitate local-level empowerment, targeting innovation centers, AI education, indigenous knowledge systems, and the integration of policies (IFLA, 2025; Mbuvha et al., 2024). One of the key anticipated outcomes is the Baku-to-Belém Roadmap, aimed at mobilizing $1.3 trillion annually for climate action …

Global Urban Green Space Initiative For Climate Capacity Building: A Policy Blueprint For Youth, Collaboration, And Climate Action, Finley Moore

COP30

This is a policy paper recommending the implementation of a Global Urban Green Space Initiative for Climate Capacity Building (GUGSI-CCB). Following the success of the UK’s National Education Nature Parks (NENP) this paper explores how the policy could be transferred to the international stage by using the UNs Race to Zero education campaign. It highlights the policy being a method of collaboration between the north and south which national governments have failed at in recent years. The policy paper focuses on the importance of decreasing youth anxiety towards climate change, the benefit of a global database on climate change, and …

Adaptation: Strengthening Resilience Through National Adaptation Plans, M. Great Samuel Mokli-Amuzu

COP30

With the aim to bring into effect and localize the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA) and the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), this policy research paper looks at three interrelated adaptation axes: increasing finance and capacity, investing in people, and building urban resilience. This study identifies institutional, financial, and governance mechanisms that can provide equitable and effective climate adaptation through comparative case studies of Egypt and Kenya, two African countries with different but complementary adaptation pathways. With a focus on two primary themes— localizing the SAA and operationalizing the GGA—it evaluates adaptation finance flows, community-based health and education systems, and …

Strengthening Climate Resilience Through National Adaptation Plans And Nature-Based Solutions: A Developing Country Perspective, Seif Heikal

COP30

Climate adaptation is a critical and urgent priority for developing countries, which face disproportionate risks from escalating climate impacts. As COP30 takes place under Brazil’s presidency, adaptation is brought up as a fundamental negotiation theme, emphasizing the operationalization of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), the scaling of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and the implementation of the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA). This policy paper explores the persistent gaps in adaptation finance, governance, and implementation that hinder effective resilience building. It highlights the strategic potential of nature-based solutions (NbS) to deliver cost-effective, sustainable adaptation while promoting societal integration. Finally, the …

Phil 334-453, 455, 457:, Amber George

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 380-001: Music And Society, Gonzalo Valencia

Humanities Syllabi

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Psy 210-021, 023, H01: Introduction To Psychology, Laura Dickerman

Humanities Syllabi

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Sts 201-007, 009-: Understanding Technological Society, Renan Goncalvesleoneldasilva

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Thtr 202-001: Acting Fundamentals, Emily Edwards

Humanities Syllabi

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Phil 351-451, 453, 455: Biomedical Ethics, Andrew Deek

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 312-101: Effective Communication, Michael Edmondson

Humanities Syllabi

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Psy 210-105, 107: Introduction To Psychology, Jill Hall

Humanities Syllabi

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Sts 221-001: Introduction To Sociology, Lauren Manley

Humanities Syllabi

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Psy 210-005, 011: Introduction To Psychology, Delina Lyons

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 102-H05: Intro To Research Writing - Honors, Drew Ciccolo

Humanities Syllabi

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Hss 404-107: Senior Seminar - Fake News And Misinformation In The Post-Truth Era, Andres Crespo-Solis

Humanities Syllabi

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Hss 404-069: Senior Seminar - Literary Journalism: Fact And Truth, Burt Kimmelman

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Psy 210-109: Introduction To Psychology, Nicholas Jones

Humanities Syllabi

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Com 312-H01: Effective Communication, Risa Gorelick

Humanities Syllabi

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Hss 404-021, 023: Senior Seminar - Happiness And The Good Life, Neel Khichi

Humanities Syllabi

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Psy 210-015, 017: Introduction To Psychology, Kaitlin Cohen

Humanities Syllabi

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Psy 210-001, 003: Introduction To Psychology, Andrea Dilorenzo

Humanities Syllabi

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Engl 101-071, 098: Intro To Academic Writing, Jennifer Fischl-Kruger

Humanities Syllabi

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