Curtin University was a recipient of the Australia Awards Short Courses in 2024, focusing on Financing Climate Actions in Africa. The program was funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and brought together government officials from 14 African countries. It was collaboratively designed and delivered by Curtin University, Durham University in the United Kingdom, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre in Thailand, and Circular Economics in Singapore. The course aimed to strengthen participants’ capacity to design and implement effective climate finance strategies in their home countries. As part of the program, participants completed short action research projects, known as Return to Work Plans, enabling them to apply newly acquired knowledge directly to their professional roles and contribute to climate action initiatives at the institutional and national levels.