Education for Sustainable Development – The Global Action Programme after 2014 –

UNESCO

WHAT IS THE GLOBAL ACTION

PROGRAMME ON ESD?

Goal of the Programme

To mobilize education and learning to accelerate progress

towards sustainable development.

a. Reorienting education and learning so that everyone has the opportunity to acquire the values, skills and knowledge that empower them to contribute to sustainable development.

b. Enhancing the role of education and learning in all relevant agendas, programmes and activities that promote sustainable development.

Priority action areas

Advancing policy

Transforming learning and training environments

Building capacity of educators and trainers

Empowering and mobilizing youth

Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level

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Roadmap for the GAP on ESD

GAP Launch Commitments

Roadmap will be launched at the UNESCO World

Conference on ESD

ESD stakeholders around the world will be invited to make

their specific commitments to the implementation of the

Programme

Commitments will be presented on UNESCO website

Major Commitments will be announced at the UNESCO

World Conference on ESD

Interested stakeholders are invited to fill in the GAP Launch

Commitment template available on UNESCO’s website and

submit it to esd@unesco.org (indicating ‘GAP commitment’ in

the email subject line) by 15 August 2014.

An agenda of universal relevance emerges.

The content and relevance of education is an increasing

concern.

Education is increasingly seen as an instrument to

address sustainability challenges.

ESD could be included in the post-2015 agenda as part

of an education goal and cutting across all other goals.

The Global Action Programme on ESD is a concrete

contribution to the post-2015 agenda.

The context: the post-2015 agenda

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

1. Celebrating a Decade of Action

“What have we achieved, what are the lessons learnt?”

2. Reorienting Education to Build a Better Future for All

“How does ESD reinforce quality education?”

3. Accelerating Action for Sustainable Development

“How are sustainability challenges addressed through ESD?”

4. Setting the Agenda for ESD beyond 2014

“What are the strategies for our common future?”

10-12 November 2014, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan

Stakeholder meetings, 4-8 November 2014, Okayama,

Japan

Organized by UNESCO and the Government of Japan

1000 participants

Parallel workshops for each of the four objectives

High-level segment, side-events, exhibitions

Advice on preparations by international expert group

More information on Conference website:

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco-world-

conference-on-esd-2014/

BASIC INFORMATION

HOW IS THE CONFERENCE

STRUCTURED?

STRUCTURE

DAY 1

10 November

Morning

• Opening Plenary • Celebrating Advocacy

of Action

• Side Events at Lunch

Afternoon

• High-Level Roundtable

• Workshop Cluster 1 • Celebrating a Decade

of Action

DAY 2

11 November

Morning

• Plenary 2 • Reorienting Education

to Build a Better Future for All

• Workshop Cluster 2

• Side Events at Lunch

Afternoon

• Workshop Cluster 3 • Accelerating Action for

Sustainable Development

DAY 3

12 November

Morning

• Plenary 3

• Workshop Cluster 4 • Setting the Agenda for

ESD beyond 2014

• Side Events at Lunch

Afternoon

• Closing Plenary

1. ESD concept

2. ESD policy

3. Contribution of ESD in meeting the internationally-agreed development goals

4. Development of local initiatives and multi-stakeholder networks for ESD

5. Innovative teaching and learning approaches to ESD

6. Mobilizing partnerships for ESD

7. Monitoring and evaluation of the DESD and ESD

1. Early childhood care and education

2. Primary and secondary education

3. Higher education and research

4. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)/ Green skills

5. Teacher education

6. Non-formal and community learning

7. Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

8. Innovative learning spaces and opportunities for ESD

9. ESD as a new vision of education

Cluster I : Celebrating a Decade of Action

Cluster II : Reorienting Education to Build a Better Future for All

Workshops

1. Water and sanitation

2. Oceans

3. Energy

4. Health

5. Agriculture and food security

6. Biodiversity

7. Climate change

8. Disaster risk reduction (DRR)

9. Sustainable consumption and production (SCP)

10. Green economy in the context of poverty eradication

11. Sustainable cities and human settlements

1. Promoting holistic 21st–century competencies

2. Integrating ESD in policy at different levels

3. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

4. Role of local initiatives in advancing ESD

5. Whole-institution approaches to ESD

6. Catalyzing support for ESD

7. Monitoring and reporting frameworks of ESD beyond 2014

Workshops Cluster III: Accelerating Action for Sustainable Development

Cluster IV: Setting the Agenda for ESD beyond 2014

MAIN EXPECTED RESULT

Global Action Programme launched and commitments made for its implementation

All participants are expected to make commitments for post-2014 ESD work.

USEFUL INFORMATION TO KNOW

USEFUL INFORMATION TO KNOW

1. How can one participate in the preparatory process for the

Conference?

Virtual Conference Workshop Space will be open for each

workshop theme in spring 2014

2. How can one participate in the Conference?

Participation in the conference is by invitation only.

Invitations will be sent to UNESCO Member States in spring

2014 and other relevant stakeholders.

USEFUL INFORMATION TO KNOW

3. Who will receive the official invitation letter and when?

Invitations will be sent to a Ministry in charge of UNESCO’s

affairs. It is MOE in some countries, but for other countries

it is Ministries of foreign affairs, culture, environment, for

example. NATCOM and a Permanent Delegation to

UNESCO will be copied.

4. What is the size limit of the country delegation?

The limit is 3 members per MS

USEFUL INFORMATION TO KNOW

5. How can one become an exhibitor?

Application process for the Exhibition by Member States, UN

agencies and other stakeholders will be open in spring 2014

(please check our website regularly).

6. How are the side events being chosen? Is it possible to

request to host a side event?

Only registered conference participants can apply for

holding a side event. The details will be available on our

website in spring 2014.

USEFUL INFORMATION TO KNOW

7. Will there be a Webcast of the Conference?

Live and on-demand video transmission is planned for all

plenary sessions and the high-level roundtable.

8. Are there funds available for Member States to attend the

Conference?

Travel support to delegates from Least Developed

Countries (LDC) will be provided.

THANK YOU!

CAROLEE BUCKLER

PROGRAMME SPECIALIST

UNESCO SECTION OF ESD

c.buckler@unesco.org