Climate Change Law and Strategic Climate Litigation Training Course

Introduction

This training course provides participants with an in-depth understanding of climate change law and the growing role of strategic climate litigation in advancing accountability, policy reform, and environmental justice. It equips professionals with legal, analytical, and advocacy skills to respond to climate-related legal challenges.

Participants will examine international, regional, and national climate change legal frameworks, including treaties, statutes, regulations, and policy instruments. The course emphasizes how law is used to enforce climate commitments, protect vulnerable communities, and influence government and corporate behavior.

Through practical case studies and landmark judicial decisions, participants will explore how strategic climate litigation is shaping climate governance. The program highlights rights-based litigation, public interest cases, corporate liability, and the use of courts as tools for climate action.

The course also focuses on procedural and evidentiary aspects of climate litigation, including standing, causation, attribution science, and remedies. Participants will gain practical insight into litigation strategies, risk assessment, and judicial approaches to climate disputes.

Emerging issues such as loss and damage claims, climate-related human rights litigation, ESG-linked lawsuits, and transnational climate disputes are integrated throughout the course. This ensures participants remain current with evolving legal and policy developments.

By the end of the program, participants will be able to interpret climate laws, design strategic litigation approaches, assess legal risks, and contribute effectively to climate governance, policy reform, and climate justice initiatives at national and international levels.

Duration

5 days

Who Should Attend

• Environmental and climate change lawyers
• Public interest litigators and legal advocates
• Judges and judicial officers
• Government legal advisors and policymakers
• Environmental regulators and compliance officers
• NGO and civil society organization leaders
• Corporate legal and ESG compliance teams
• Human rights and environmental justice practitioners
• Academics and legal researchers
• Development professionals working on climate policy

Course Objectives

• Equip participants with comprehensive knowledge of climate change law and strategic climate litigation frameworks.
• Strengthen understanding of international and national legal obligations related to climate mitigation and adaptation.
• Develop skills to design and pursue strategic climate litigation for accountability and policy reform.
• Enhance capacity to analyze climate-related legal risks affecting governments and corporations.
• Build competence in applying human rights principles within climate change litigation contexts.
• Improve understanding of evidentiary standards, scientific data, and attribution in climate cases.
• Enable participants to evaluate landmark climate judgments and their implications for governance.
• Foster ethical and responsible use of litigation as a tool for climate justice and sustainability.
• Promote integration of climate law and litigation strategies into policy and advocacy work.
• Enable participants to contribute effectively to climate resilience, accountability, and legal reform initiatives.

Comprehensive Course Outline 

Module 1: Foundations of Climate Change Law

• Evolution of climate change law
• Sources of climate legal obligations
• Climate governance structures
• Role of law in climate action

Module 2: International Climate Legal Frameworks

• UNFCCC, Paris Agreement, and Kyoto Protocol
• State obligations and compliance mechanisms
• Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
• International enforcement challenges

Module 3: National Climate Legislation and Policy

• Climate laws and regulations
• Institutional mandates and coordination
• Policy instruments for mitigation and adaptation
• Legislative reform trends

Module 4: Climate Change and Human Rights Law

• Climate impacts on human rights
• Rights-based climate litigation
• Indigenous and community protections
• Vulnerable groups and climate justice

Module 5: Strategic Climate Litigation Approaches

• Public interest and impact litigation
• Corporate accountability and liability cases
• Government accountability lawsuits
• Litigation strategy development

Module 6: Procedural and Evidentiary Issues

• Standing and jurisdiction in climate cases
• Climate science and attribution evidence
• Burden of proof and causation
• Remedies and enforcement

Module 7: Corporate Climate Accountability and ESG Litigation

• Climate-related disclosure obligations
• Greenwashing and misrepresentation claims
• Shareholder and investor litigation
• Supply chain and transnational liability

Module 8: Loss, Damage, and Adaptation Litigation

• Loss and damage legal claims
• Climate compensation mechanisms
• Adaptation obligations and disputes
• Insurance and financial liability

Module 9: Emerging Trends in Climate Litigation

• Youth-led and intergenerational cases
• Cross-border and transnational disputes
• Climate migration and displacement claims
• Technology, data, and digital evidence

Module 10: Exercise and Litigation Strategy Design

• Case study analysis of climate lawsuits
• Designing strategic litigation plans
• Risk and impact assessment
• Policy and advocacy integration

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and tour.

Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment

Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.