Green Public Service Training Programme

The Paris Climate Agreement of 2015 is a legally binding international treaty on climate change, and was ratified by more than 190 countries. Its goal is to limit the rise in average global temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius, and to pursue efforts to limit this further by 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.

Although developing countries contribute much less of the global emissions, governments should play their part as responsible global citizens to mitigate climate change. To this effect governments have prepared Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), and Long-Term Low-Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) to the UNFCCC. Governments have committed to reduce emissions to achieve net zero in line with the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-26) in 2021.

The Green Public Service or government charts concrete sectoral plans and targets over the next ten years, positioning governments to achieve long-term net-zero emissions aspiration as soon as viable, and to build up climate, resource and economic resilience.

Adopted by UN Member States in 2015, the 2030 Agenda comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which serve as a blueprint for sustainable development in all dimensions, i.e., economic, environmental, social. These SDGs were adopted by all countries at the United Nations in 2015 under a framework document called the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Since its adoption, the 2030 Agenda has spurred the people, public and private sectors to work together to achieve the SDGs and to pursue a green and inclusive economic growth.

The Green Public Service Training Programme  reinforces governments’ commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. It specifies targets that will enhance food security, ensure sustainable water management, scale up deployment of clean energy, promote sustainable economic growth, green infrastructure and industries, and position public institutions to be resource-efficient and climate-resilient. Realizing these targets will require a whole-of-nation effort, working in partnership with the community and industries to co-create solutions and further progress in these areas.