UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Internship for Climate Adaptation and Resilience 2025
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is excited to announce an internship opportunity for 2025 focused on Climate Adaptation and Resilience.
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This internship is designed for individuals passionate about sustainable finance and its role in addressing climate change challenges. Interns will work alongside a dynamic team, gaining hands-on experience in developing strategies and initiatives that promote climate resilience within financial institutions and the broader economy.
This role offers a unique chance to contribute to UNEP FI’s mission of advancing sustainable finance practices that support environmental sustainability and foster climate adaptation efforts globally.
Duties and Responsibilities
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
The United Nations Environment Programme – Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is a strategic public-private partnership between the UN and over 400 global financial institutions. It has established some of the most important sustainability-oriented frameworks within the finance industry, including the Principles for Responsible Investment, the Principles for Sustainable Insurance and the Principles for Responsible Banking.
It also convenes leading net zero alliances of banks, insurers, asset owners and export credit agencies which form part of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero. UNEP FI’s Climate team is looking for an intern to work with their Climate Adaptation and Resilience (A&R) programme.
The programme works directly with financial institutions to advance their understanding of key topics at the intersection of climate and finance, with a focus on the impacts of climate change and how the finance sector can contribute to a more climate resilient world.
Tasks:
The intern will assist the UNEP FI Climate Change team with implementing work related to Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, and support the coordination and management of its flagship programmes. These programmes include the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) Adaptation pilot, the Adaptation and Resilience Investor Collaborative (ARIC), and GEF-funded Climate Adaptation Innovation and Learning (CAIL) project. Daily responsibilities may vary depending on the individual’s background and the internship period.
Duties may include, but are not limited to: – Assisting with the drafting and editing of publications (research reports, studies, etc.); –
Supporting the day-to-day coordination of the team (organizing meetings, note-taking, etc.); – Supporting the preparations for online and in-person events (networking and outreach, logistical planning, agenda setting, etc.)
Requirements
Applicants must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: a. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); c. Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
Academic background in economics, social sciences, natural sciences, environmental science, public policy, sustainable development, business administration, finance, or another related field.
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