This course on Debt Management and Climate Change is designed to help policymakers, economists, and development professionals understand and apply climate-sensitive approaches to sovereign debt planning and sustainability. It examines the growing importance of integrating environmental externalities into debt frameworks to enhance resilience, fiscal responsibility, and sustainable development.
Climate change presents both direct and indirect risks to public finance. This course provides a structured overview of how externalities—specifically environmental and social costs—can be integrated into debt management strategies. It explores the mechanisms through which climate-related risks impact debt sustainability and how green financing instruments can mitigate those effects.
Participants will examine real-world debt-for-climate initiatives and assess frameworks for aligning fiscal and climate goals. Through presentations, case analysis, and simulation exercises, they will learn how to design policies that promote transparency, equity, and resilience in public debt systems.
This course aims to shift the focus from short-term debt metrics to long-term value and sustainability, recognizing that sound debt management must now account for climate risks, carbon transition pathways, and socio-economic inclusion.
This course aims to build practical understanding and institutional capacity to address externalities in sovereign debt planning, enabling governments and financial institutions to support climate adaptation and economic stability.
This course is ideal for government officials, finance managers, policy advisors, and development practitioners who want to understand how climate risks impact debt management and how to integrate environmental sustainability into fiscal planning for resilient economic growth.
Participants who successfully complete the Debt Management and Climate Change course will receive a Certificate of Completion. This certificate affirms your readiness to assess and manage the intersection between fiscal responsibility and environmental resilience. It represents your commitment to sustainable debt practices and your capacity to implement climate-conscious financial policies that contribute to national and global sustainability goals.
