Community of Practice for Article 6 Implementing Countries students

The Community of Practice for Article 6 Implementing Countries (CoP-ASIC) comprises activities implemented by the SPAR6C programme intended at promoting multi-directional knowledge sharing and global capacity building among a broad range of stakeholders. These include both those internal to SPAR6C and those outside of the core participants of SPAR6C. CoP-ASIC has three components:  

1. Annual meetings to bring together stakeholders from partner countries, consortium members and other international Article 6 experts and market players; 
2. Establishment of national knowledge networks in partner countries to build a strong local knowledge base of expertise in climate change mitigation and carbon markets; 
3. Implementation of a research mentorship programme for graduate students, including providing internship opportunities to shape and encourage careers in carbon markets. 

The Research Mentorship Programme (RMP) is designed to fast-track graduate students into careers focused on carbon markets and climate change mitigation. The RMP supports graduate students (master’s or PhD equivalent) from each partner country to generate, exchange, and apply knowledge on Article 6-related topics. Research themes are selected by national CoP-ASIC networks in collaboration with representatives from the national government ministries, so that they are aligned to their county’s priorities. 

The RMP provides research mentorship to at least 10 students per country (40 total) over the course of the SPAR6C programme. Student cohorts are selected annually from 2024 until 2027, starting with two students per country in 2024. The knowledge generation phase of the mentorship programme lasts roughly 6 months every year, followed by a knowledge application phase where students apply the knowledge they developed through an internship. Student researchers develop reports linked to their topics, which they will present in a global knowledge exchange event.