Climate action is at the heart of creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet.  The World Bank Academy is convening the next generation of development leaders around the challenge of climate change by facilitating global knowledge flows that will impact climate action.   This World Bank Group Academy program aims to guide the next generation of development leaders through actions that address the challenge of climate change.  Expected to grow wider and more systematic, the first offering comprises learning opportunities on adaptation and resilience through climate risk finance, as well as capacity development initiatives covering energy access and transition, and the potential of climate finance and international carbon markets for scaling climate mitigation.