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The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005 - 2014

The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005 - 2014. Bernard Combes. Bonn World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development ( 31 March - 2 April 2009). Mid-Decade Review of the DESD (2005-2014)

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The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005 - 2014

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  1. The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development2005 - 2014 Bernard Combes

  2. Bonn World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (31 March - 2 April 2009) • Mid-Decade Review of the DESD (2005-2014) • Jointly organized by UNESCO and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, in cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO • 850 Participants (47% female, 53% male) 50 Ministers and Vice-Ministers of Education 123 Member States represented Civil society, private sector, universities and UN agencies • 110 Journalists/Press

  3. Conference objectives: 1. Highlight the essential contribution of ESD to all of education and to achieving quality education Why is ESD relevant? 2. Promote international exchange on ESD What can we learn from each other? 3. Carry out a stock-taking of DESD implementation What have we achieved so far, what are the lessons learnt? 4. Develop strategies for the way ahead Where do we want to go from here?

  4. 22 interactive workshops clustered around four themes: • Relevance of ESD for key sustainable development challenges: learning about climate change; sustainable lifestyles and consumption; biodiversity; etc. • Building partnerships to promote ESD: ESD in the private sector; partnerships with the media; ESD in development cooperation; etc. • Capacity Development for ESD: institutional frameworks to foster ESD; civil society and ESD; indicators for measuring progress in ESD; etc. • ESD and the teaching-learning process: EFA and ESD; HE and research in ESD; ESD and lifelong learning; etc.

  5. Best practice exhibition presenting 25 ESD projects from all over the world • Projects exhibited in the main hall of the venue during the whole Conference • Balance in terms of world regions and types of education settings • Innovative projects finding new and creative solutions to common educational problems

  6. The Bonn Declaration • Provides strategic orientation for the second half of the Decade • Attests the importance of ESD in the current world situation • Calls for making a compact with the global DESD movement aimed at improving knowledge, skills and competencies, and strengthening values and attitudes • Highlights areas of focus to put knowledge into action and promote further progress in ESD during the next 5 years

  7. Strategy for the 2nd half of the DESD Overall goal: Support Member States and other stakeholders in addressing global sustainable development challenges through ESD Regarding youth, UNESCO will foster initiatives and partnerships that open up spaces for identifying, testing and implementing youth-led ideas and innovative approaches, in collaboration with a variety of international, regional and local youth and student organizations.

  8. Key areas of strategic action for the 2nd half of the DESD • Enhancing synergies with different education and development initiatives and strengthening partnership among ESD stakeholders • Developing and strengthening capacities for ESD (in particular teacher education and Monitoring & Evaluation) • Building, sharing and applying ESD-related knowledge (in particular good practices and innovative approaches) • Advocating for ESD, and increasing awareness and understanding of sustainability

  9. Key area of strategic action I Synergies with different education and development initiatives – Strengthening partnerships among ESD stakeholders Focus on: • UNESCO leadership and co-ordination role for the DESD, inter-agency cooperation • Dialogue with stakeholders, and linkages between different education and development initiatives (EFA, MDGs, …) • Integration of ESD in own programmes and key international conventions

  10. Key area of strategic action II Developing and strengthening capacities for ESD Focus on: • Capacity-building and policy advice for Member States and other stakeholders • Reorienting teacher education and training programmes • Assessment of ESD progress through monitoring and evaluation

  11. Key area of strategic action III Building, sharing and applying ESD-related knowledge Focus on: • Supporting ESD-related research for generating knowledge, sharing of new approaches and enhancing evidence-based policy dialogue • Collection and dissemination of information on ESD programmes, innovations, good practices and materials • Mobilize the expertise available from UNESCO programmes and networks (ASPnet, UNESCO Chairs, Biosphere Reserves, WH sites, etc)

  12. Key area of strategic action IV Advocating for ESD, and increasing awareness and understanding of sustainability Focus on: • Lobbying/advocacy to increase the visibility of the Decade • Development of advocacy resource tools • Mobilization for increased funding for ESD • Lobbying for the inclusion of ESD on the agenda of international fora and conferences

  13. Learning our way to sustainability Source: liveearth.org

  14. DESD website: www.unesco.org/education/desd

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