Vision and Strategies for Capacity Development and Policy Influence in Education for Sustainable Development
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This session led by Kazuhiko Takemoto from UNU-IAS highlights key outcomes in enhancing sustainable educational practices and policies within Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs). Emphasizing capacity development, the session covers the importance of needs assessment, communication, collaborative research, and influencing policy on critical sustainability issues like climate change and biodiversity. Engagement with international organizations is also explored, facilitating dialogue and collaborative efforts to promote sustainable development through education and community health initiatives.
Vision and Strategies for Capacity Development and Policy Influence in Education for Sustainable Development
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Session 12: RCE Vision and Strategies Kazuhiko Takemoto (UNU-IAS)
Key Outcomes: 1. Capacity development 2. Communication 3. Research 4. Influencing policy 5. Engagement with international organizations and processes
Key Outcomes: 1. Capacity development • Needs and capacity assessment • Identification of tools and methodologies • Appraisal
Key Outcomes: 2. Communication • Within RCEs: share experiences & best practices via the RCE Portal • Outside RCEs: open RCEs up to the outside world to foster dialogue around ESD
Key Outcomes: 3. Research • Flagship research done collaboratively e.g. sustainability research e.g. learning to use indigenous technologies for low carbon societies
Key Outcomes: 4. Influencing Policy • Changing sub-national policy on key SD issues, e.g. climate and biodiversity • Policy development and input into international sustainability processes • e.g. Rio +20
Key Outcomes: 5. Engagement with international organizations & processes • RCEsas implementing agents and strategy evaluators for UN agencies (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, etc.) • Exploringcollaboration with • UNICEF and UNDP around issue of climate • UNESCO around issues of biodiversity • EQUATOR around issues of traditional knowledge • PEARL around issues of sustainable production and consumption and sustainable livelihood • UNECEon the issue of ESDassessment • UN Interagency Committee for DESD • Towards Rio+20 process • The 2014 end-of-decade World ESD Conference in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan • Organization of back-to-back Global RCEConference proposed by RCE Okayama
Collaborative Actions: • Climate change education • Community health education • Synthesizing principles and education models • Sustainable consumption and production programs for youth • Sense of heritage and traditional knowledge • Object-centered education technologies • RCEAward and student seminars
Global RCE Service Centre Commitments: • Encourage communication • Facilitate link with international processes • Road Map stewards • Provide thought leadership to policymakers • Facilitate collaborative research projects
Road Map: 7th Global RCE Conference (RCE Tongyeong) 6th Global RCE Conference (RCE Rhine Meuse) COP 17 UNFCCC COP 18 UNFCCC COP 11 CBD Rio +20 Nov 2011 Dec 2011 June 2012 TBC 2012 Oct 2012 Dec 2012
Road Map: UNESCO World Conference on ESD Aichi-Nagoya 9th Global RCE Conference (proposed by RCE Okayama) 8th Global RCE Conference (African RCEs) TBC 2013 TBC 2014 TBC 2014 Beyond…