•    Support effective climate change adaptation and mitigation in SEE (in the context of EU integration) by means of improved science communication and targeted educational processes
•    Support scientific capacity building and capacity building in Higher education sphere and in diplomatic training on global governance and Climate Change
•    Inspire educational system(s) reform/modernisation towards future orientation, problem solving competencies and global citizenship in SEE countries
•    Facilitate networking and interaction of conference participants and harness the potentials of ICT for global governance and CC knowledge management and learning with concrete follow-up project initiatives
•    Highlight and discuss synergy potentials through policy coherence/interministerial coordination and cooperation on global governance and climate change capacity building
•    Feed into coordination and cooperation processes of UN system institutions on CC capacity building
•    Raising public awareness on Climate change and the UN (especially also on local/community level)
•    Promote Involvement of civil society and business sector
•    Involve young researchers/students