Climate Action Skills
Completed · 2nd Cohort
Diploma in Climate Activism
Higher standards, deeper learning, real results. The second cohort raised every bar, producing graduates who scored as high as 94% and are now leading real climate action across Pakistan.
10 Weeks · 26 Lectures · 700 Quiz Questions
Cohort Results
26
Total lectures
700
Quiz questions
94%
Top score achieved
Sat
Weekly, 6–8 PM
Lessons Learned, Standards Raised
Free programs attract curious people. Intensive programs demand dedicated ones.
The first cohort taught a critical lesson. With dropout rates in earlier no-fee initiatives approaching 60%, the second cohort introduced a nominal fee of Rs 1,000, not as a revenue mechanism but as a commitment filter. Dropout rates fell dramatically, participants arrived prepared to engage each Saturday, and final results reflected genuine commitment: top scorers at 94%, with participants demonstrating mastery of topics ranging from carbon cycles to international climate agreements. Classes ran every Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM to accommodate professionals and graduates with demanding weekday schedules, with no concession on intensity: 26 lectures, 700 quiz questions, one field assignment, one writing assignment, and the non-negotiable standards of 80% attendance and 70% passing marks.
Graduation Requirements
80%
Minimum attendance
70%
Minimum marks
2
Field & writing assignments
24/7
Mentoring available
Curriculum: 26 Lectures
Climate Science & Systems
- The carbon cycle: sources, sinks and atmospheric dynamics
- Climate modelling: how scientists project future scenarios
- Tipping points: when planetary boundaries are crossed
- Pakistan-specific impacts: glaciers, monsoons, food systems
- Extreme weather events and attribution science
- Ocean acidification and biodiversity loss
International Climate Governance
- The Paris Agreement: structure, commitments, implementation
- UNFCCC and COP processes: how global decisions are made
- NDCs: Pakistan's position and obligations
- Loss and damage: the fight for climate justice
- Green Climate Fund and financing mechanisms
- Engaging policy processes as an activist
Activism Strategy & Practice
- Digital activism: social media strategy and online organizing
- Campaign planning from concept to execution
- Coalition building and partnership development
- Community mobilization in Pakistani contexts
- Advocacy with government decision-makers
- Public speaking, media engagement, storytelling
Research & Field Assignments
- Research methodologies: finding credible climate data
- Analyzing IPCC reports for non-scientists
- Field work assignment: real-world climate observation
- Writing assignment: analytical climate piece for the public
- Critical thinking and evidence-based argumentation
Guest Faculty
Shahid Lutfi
Senior Environmental Consultant, Member Sindh Environmental Protection Council
Tabinda Jabeen
Training and Development Lead, Teachers' Resource Center
Habib Jan, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Advisor, TWAS-AAAS Science Diplomat
Hamid Sarfraz
Public Policy and Government Expert
Dr. Muhammad Farrukh
Director, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Karachi
Rafiul Haq
Ecologist, Deforestation/Afforestation Expert
Muhammad Shayan Azmat
Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Expert
"This was not a casual course. It demanded 80% attendance and 70% marks from day one. That commitment filtered in the right people, and what we produced was a cohort of serious, capable climate advocates." (Consensus opinion of top rankers of Cohort 2)
This cohort is complete. The next one is open.
The Diploma in Climate Activism, Cohort 3, is now pre-registering.
See Cohort 3
Disclaimer
The courses offered here are designed to provide working professionals and students with practical climate education that may be missing from their formal education. The program follows a “retrofit” approach, introducing climate education across relevant areas to help address this gap. Participation in or completion of any course does not constitute or imply any assurance or guarantee of employment, promotion, funding, scholarship, admission, or any other professional or financial outcome.