UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

DESD Web Portal Bernard Combes

Overall objective

Part of the DESD Communication Strategy

Contribute to building public awareness and understanding of sustainability as stated in Chapter 36 (Promoting Education, Public Awareness & Training) of Agenda 21 for which UNESCO was designated Task Manager

UN DESD (2005 – 2014)

Promotes:

• Improvement of basic education

• Reorienting education

• Developing public understanding & awareness of sustainability

• Capacity building & training

A clearinghouse mechanismDESD website: www.unesco.org/education/desd

& DD the web mascot

DESD web portal

Since October 2003, UNESCO has developed this interactive website to:

• prepare and build momentum for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).

• offer snapshots of progress made during the Decade.

• provide ESD related information in English, French and Spanish.

• give visibility to regional, national and international Education for Sustainable Development activities, initiatives and events.

DESD regional pages

DESD web portal

• focus on Key Action Themes such as: Quality Education, Environment, Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Urbanisation, Peace & Human Rights, Rural Development, Gender Equality, Health Promotion, Media & ICTs, Cultural Diversity, Indigenous Knowledge.

• disseminate tools (publications, materials, educational kits, questionnaires, etc.) that can be used by ESD educators and professionals in their activities.

• constantly evolving with the inputs from various partners, practitioners, and colleagues from the fields of Education, Science, Social Science, Culture, Communication and Public information.

ESD online learning programme

Teaching & Learning for a Sustainable Future www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/

DESD Website: some statistics

 

Indicators

Nov –Dec 2005 2006 Jan-June 2007

Visits

Daily avg.

Visits

Daily avg.

Visits Daily avg.

English 17304422,0

518288

8501,06

97311600,6

9

French 2255 55 23896 65,47 11478 70,85

Total 19 559

477 206 789

567108 790

672

DESD Website: comparisons

  Education Portal statistics

 

The websites most visitedTop 10 for October 2007

Education Home 77310

Secondary, Vocational and Science Education

13199

Education Home (French) 8831

Higher Education 8667

Education for Sustainable

Development

8256

EFA International Coordination 8074

Primary Education 6415

Global Monitoring Report (2007) 5936

Early Childhood 4836

Teacher Education 4733

Web audit and benchmarking

• Recommendations to reinforce two dimensions: interactivity and multimedia.

• Short videos, forums for public participation, on-line consultations, availability of tools and links with other relevant ESD sites to improve attractiveness.

• Frequent updates of news items and pages to keep users interested in coming back to the site.

DESD online consultation

1 month consultation - 480 participants from all regions

Linking with other ESD websites UNESCO Programme sectors and field offices

Linking with other ESD websites Regional partners - UNECE

Using common ESD tools

UNECE/UNESCO Good Practice pilot project

Using common ESD templates

Good Practice in ESD template

Using common ESD guidelines

National DESD website template

Trying e-work spaces for DESD

Sharepoint – community of practice

Trying collaborative ESD spaces

Greening UNESCO intranet & blog

Thematic

Geographic

Communities

Institutional

Services

Interactive tools

Adjust to new UNESCO web editorial policies & rules

Current challenges

Possible 2008 version of DESD web portal

Next steps

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