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Addysgu am gynaliadwyedd yng Nghymru Educating for a sustainable Wales. ESDGC. Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship Knowledge, values and skills Individually and collectively Locally and globally An equitable and sustainable world. RCE Cymru/Wales.
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Addysgu am gynaliadwyeddyngNghymruEducating for a sustainable Wales
ESDGC Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship • Knowledge, values and skills • Individually and collectively • Locally and globally • An equitable and sustainable world
RCE Cymru/Wales The United Nations University (UNU) describes a Regional Centre of Expertise as: A network of existing formal, non-formal and informal educational organisations, communicating ESD to local and regional communities.
Functions of an RCE • Governance – leadership • Collaboration – education, government, research • Research and development – improving what we do • Transformative education – for the world we want
RCE Cymru Wales • impetus from UNESCO-Cymru and Centre for Alternative Technology • Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) consultations 2008 • Application led by Swansea University, then University of Wales Newport • RCE Wales established in February 2010 • Secretariat hosted by Swansea University • Thematic groups – food, energy, global citizenship
Canolfan Organic CymruOrganic Centre Wales • Established 2000 - Wales AgriFood Partnership • Welsh Government Sponsored body • Dissemination of information • Farmers, processors, retailers, schools, public • BOBL Supply Chain Efficiencies project • Based at IBERS Gogerddan
Food Group Transformative Education and Food: Thoughts from Wales – topic paper
Food chain event, Coleg Powys What knowledge, skills and values do we need for a sustainable food system?
Where next BOBL food conferences: • Cardiff Food Council • Gwynedd Food Charter • Aberystwyth University? Mapping for sustainable food systems Research and collaboration
How does Wales lead? “Leadership is authentic self-expression that creates value” Kevin Cashman