Current Situation, Tasks, Current Situation, Tasks, and Priorities for ESD - and Priorities for ESD -
CEE’s ExperiencesCEE’s Experiences
Presentation by Madhavi Joshi at APCEIU Presentation by Madhavi Joshi at APCEIU ESD WorkshopESD Workshop
Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea,
November 22, 2004November 22, 2004
Challenges to Sustainable Challenges to Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment
Scope and diversityScope and diversityPovertyPovertyPopulation pressurePopulation pressureDepletion and degradation of natural resourcesDepletion and degradation of natural resourcesIlliteracy and access to quality education especially for the poor and Illiteracy and access to quality education especially for the poor and marginalisedmarginalisedStatus of womenStatus of womenPolicy and institutional failuresPolicy and institutional failures
Inadequate awareness and initiatives among national governments, civil Inadequate awareness and initiatives among national governments, civil society, corporate sector, academia, media, regional initiativessociety, corporate sector, academia, media, regional initiatives
Lack of lateral integration Lack of lateral integration Political willPolitical will
Issues related to overseas development assistance, technology Issues related to overseas development assistance, technology cooperation and multilateral systemscooperation and multilateral systems
CEE and ESD CEE and ESD
CEE - Government recognition of education as CEE - Government recognition of education as major input to changemajor input to changeCEE’s programmes CEE’s programmes aimed at Development and Sustainable development aimed at Development and Sustainable development
needsneeds SD means environmentally aware citizens: School SD means environmentally aware citizens: School
and formal education programmes, a cornerstoneand formal education programmes, a cornerstone Simultaneously rate of degradation of environment Simultaneously rate of degradation of environment
and loss of biodiversity calls for immediate measuresand loss of biodiversity calls for immediate measures Need to show alternatives to have development Need to show alternatives to have development
consistent with environmentconsistent with environment
Guiding Principles Guiding Principles
From its inception, CEE’s activities have been From its inception, CEE’s activities have been rooted in and guided by certain basic strategies rooted in and guided by certain basic strategies for maximization of their quality, effectiveness and for maximization of their quality, effectiveness and impact. impact.
These include….These include….
People are keyPeople are key AdaptabilityAdaptability
PartnershipsPartnerships Multiplier effectMultiplier effect
Making use of existing Making use of existing opportunitiesopportunities
Not re-inventing the Not re-inventing the wheelwheel
Regional PresenceRegional Presence International presenceInternational presence
Identifying key entry Identifying key entry pointspoints
Development of EE Development of EE professionalsprofessionals
Informing EE with State Informing EE with State of Art E&D Conceptsof Art E&D Concepts
Non-exclusive Non-exclusive organizational structureorganizational structure
Use of media and Use of media and technologytechnology
Facilitating NetworkingFacilitating Networking
In-house infrastructural In-house infrastructural supportsupport
3 pronged strategy of CEE3 pronged strategy of CEE
Education and Capacity BuildingEducation and Capacity Building
Greening School Education: Software, Greening School Education: Software, hardware – Anandshala; NGChardware – Anandshala; NGC
Curricular Intervention and Training: Curricular Intervention and Training: EESS and SamvardhanEESS and Samvardhan
Developing Supporting Materials: Developing Supporting Materials: Enviroscope, EOSEEnviroscope, EOSE
Capacity Building Institutions: RHEIs, Capacity Building Institutions: RHEIs, DIETS; Text book boardsDIETS; Text book boards
Education and Capacity BuildingEducation and Capacity Building
Community Awareness: Samvardhan, Community Awareness: Samvardhan, Jalsankalp; Sankalp; AmdaVadmA Jalsankalp; Sankalp; AmdaVadmA
Developing EE Cadre: TEE; CCEE, Developing EE Cadre: TEE; CCEE, SASEANEESASEANEE
Facilitating Youth participation in SD: Facilitating Youth participation in SD: SAYEN; CYWENSAYEN; CYWEN
Training: TALEEM; InternshipsTraining: TALEEM; Internships
Impact on PolicyImpact on Policy
Decentralised Participatory Process: Decentralised Participatory Process: Sankalp, Jalsankalp, HalvadSankalp, Jalsankalp, Halvad
Inputs into Policy Frameworks: JFM, NBSAP, Inputs into Policy Frameworks: JFM, NBSAP, BMWM, NCERT, Planning Commission BMWM, NCERT, Planning Commission
Eco-industrial Networking: Naroda CETP; Eco-industrial Networking: Naroda CETP; TirupurTirupur
Orientation to Policy Makers: IFS; JudiciaryOrientation to Policy Makers: IFS; Judiciary
Piloting Policy Implementation: JalsankalpPiloting Policy Implementation: Jalsankalp
Demonstration and Field TrialsDemonstration and Field Trials
Livelihood Security: Halvad; Coorg; Livelihood Security: Halvad; Coorg; Jasdan; APDPIPJasdan; APDPIPNatural Resource Management - Natural Resource Management - Sustainable Agriculture, Livestock Sustainable Agriculture, Livestock management: Halvad; Coorg; management: Halvad; Coorg; Samvardhan, Sankalp, JasdanSamvardhan, Sankalp, JasdanInfrastructure – Water and sanitation, EQ Infrastructure – Water and sanitation, EQ and cyclone safe housing : Sankalp, and cyclone safe housing : Sankalp, Jalsankalp, HalvadJalsankalp, Halvad
Demonstration and Field trialsDemonstration and Field trials
Fragile Eco-system: Coorg; Kachchh; Fragile Eco-system: Coorg; Kachchh; Himalaya; TharHimalaya; Thar
Managing wastes: Industry, SWM, BMW : Managing wastes: Industry, SWM, BMW : Naroda, Tirupur, BangaloreNaroda, Tirupur, Bangalore
Supporting innovations and local Supporting innovations and local interventions: SGP; EOSEinterventions: SGP; EOSE
Moving aheadMoving ahead
Samvaad: A rural dialogue with communities Samvaad: A rural dialogue with communities from 250 villages – CEE and partnersfrom 250 villages – CEE and partners
ESF: Sharing experiences and strategies for ESF: Sharing experiences and strategies for ESD with international partnersESD with international partners
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