Just Transition and Climate Change Program

Training on International and National Environmental Actions for Youths (INEA)

Following the 2021 military coup in Myanmar, many professionals and university students resigned from their positions or suspended their studies in protest, placing their careers and futures at risk. IPSJ recognizes these individuals—particularly youth and Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) participants—as potential leaders of a future federal democratic state.

In response, IPSJ launched the “CDMers for CDMers” initiative in 2023 to provide moral support, strengthen civic engagement, and enhance environmental and climate change awareness among educated youth. Under this initiative, IPSJ introduced the Training on International and National Environmental Actions for Youths (INEA), a structured capacity-building program designed to equip young CDM participants with the knowledge and skills required to engage in national, regional, and global environmental action. The program draws on experienced CDM professionals and subject-matter experts as resource persons.

The inaugural three-month INEA course (Batch I) was launched in December 2023. Building on its success, the program continued through Batch III, which was completed during 2025. In total, 66 trainees participated across three batches.

Core Course Modules

The INEA curriculum covered key international environmental frameworks and national implementation mechanisms, including:

• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and related global and national actions
• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and implementation frameworks
• UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
• Myanmar’s environmental legal frameworks
• Environmental research methods and procedures.

Special Sessions: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

In addition to the core modules, the program included Special Sessions delivered by expert resource persons. These sessions introduced interdisciplinary topics relevant to environmental conservation and climate action, linking environmental governance with public policy, human rights, federalism, and community-based approaches. Topics included environmental and human rights, forestry and mangroves, blue carbon, policy design, federal resource management, forest resource assessment, nature-based solutions, community forestry, climate-resilient agriculture, and transition preparedness.

These Special Sessions broadened participants’ perspectives and strengthened their ability to engage effectively in environmental action by integrating legal, social, and political dimensions alongside technical knowledge.

Overall Outcome: These activities enhanced IPSJ’s institutional capacity to contribute evidence-based policy inputs, strengthened justice-sector collaboration, and supported coordinated human rights monitoring and reform advocacy in Myanmar’s conflict-affected and transitional areas.