Certified Expert in NDC Strategy & Finance

Achieving global climate goals requires professionals who can translate ambition into results. The Certified Expert in NDC Strategy and Finance empowers you to do exactly that, giving you the knowledge and tools to connect climate policy with finance and drive meaningful, sustainable change.

As a participant, you will explore the foundations of climate science, international negotiations, and the Paris Agreement. You will gain a clear understanding of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), including how they are structured, how ambition and national context shape them, and how you can turn them into actionable projects. With a strong focus on climate finance, you’ll learn how to design investment strategies, access international funds, and establish monitoring systems that ensure transparency and accountability.

Target Group

The Certified Expert in NDC Strategy and Finance is designed for professionals who want to link climate strategy with finance and apply this expertise in practice. If you’re a government official or policymaker responsible for climate strategies, or a development professional supporting their implementation, this programme will expand your skills and perspective. If you’re a financial expert, consultant, project developer, or part of an international organisation or NGO, you will benefit from the course’s hands-on approach to bridging policy and finance. You will also find it highly relevant if you work in a bank, investment fund, or development finance institution and want to strengthen your role in supporting climate-related projects. Private-sector leaders aiming to align business operations with climate commitments, as well as advisors specialising in policy or project finance, will also find the programme valuable. And if you aspire to become an NDC specialist, a climate finance advisor, or a strategic leader in sustainability, you’ll gain the credibility, skills, and international perspective to advance your career while making a meaningful contribution to global climate action.

Content

Through the Certified Expert in NDC Strategy and Finance, you’ll be prepared to take a leading role in advancing climate goals by linking strategy with finance. You’ll deepen your understanding of climate science, international negotiations, and the framework of the Paris Agreement while examining how NDCs are developed and shaped by ambition, equity, and national circumstances.

You’ll learn how to design institutional frameworks, develop investment roadmaps, and mobilise resources from both public and private sources. You’ll also discover how to access international climate funds and set up monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems that ensure transparency and verifiable outcomes.

By combining academic insights with real-world case studies, the course enables you to move from theory to practice and deliver strategies that drive sustainable development.

• Unit 1: Introduction

• Unit 2: NDCs as part of the transition

  Unit 3: Analysis of NDCs

• Unit 4: Country-Level NDC Implementation

  Unit 5: Roadmap for Mobilizing and Managing NDC Finance

• Unit 6: Recap & Outlook