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UN Decade in Education for UN Decade in Education for Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
(DESD)(DESD)
2005-20142005-2014
Victoria ColemanVictoria ColemanSIG Leader for ESDSIG Leader for ESD
‘Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that sounds abstract – sustainable development and turn it into reality for all the world’s people.’
(Kofi Annan, UN press release 15.03.01)
‘Making the abstract real and developing the capacities of individuals and societies to work for a sustainable future is, essentially an educational enterprise.’
Society must be deeply concerned that much of current education falls far short of what is required … a new vision of education that seeks to empower people of all ages to assume responsibility for creating a sustainable future
Improving the quality and coverage of education and reorienting its goals to recognize the importance of sustainable development must be among society’s highest priorities
Overview of DESD Overview of DESD UN Resolution 57th Session - 2002UN Resolution 57th Session - 2002
• At its 57th Session, 2002, the UN General Assembly adopted a Resolution 57/254 to declare the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development from 2005
• It designates UNESCO as the lead agency to promote the DESD
• Chapter 36 of Agenda 21 on Education, Awareness and Training - UNCED held in Rio de Janeiro (1992)
• UN Commission on Sustainable Development support and work programme on Chapter 36
• Plan of Implementation - World Summit on Sustainable Development Johannesburg 2002 - confirmed the importance of EFSD - recommended the United Nations General Assembly to consider adopting a decade of education for sustainable development from 2005
The UNESCO Draft FrameworkThe UNESCO Draft Framework
Local emphasis
Emphasis on supporting local initiatives but development of structures national, regional and international level that provide direction and guidance for local initiatives.
There is a need to move beyond awareness raising, and to engage people critically and creatively in their own communities, planning and engaging in action for a socially just and ecologically sound development at the local level.
The UNESCO Draft FrameworkThe UNESCO Draft Framework
How does it interpret EFSD?
‘Education is a primary agent of transformation towards sustainable development, increasing people’s capacity to transform their visions for society into reality. Education not only provides scientific and technical skills, it also provides the motivation, justification and social support for pursuing and applying them.’
The UNESCO Draft FrameworkThe UNESCO Draft Framework
How does it interpret EFSD?
‘Education for Sustainable Development has come to be seen as a process of learning how to make decisions that consider the long-term future of the economy, ecology and equity of all communities. Building the capacity for such futures-oriented thinking is a key task of education.’
The UNESCO Draft FrameworkThe UNESCO Draft Framework
How does it interpret EFSD?
‘…people of all ages can become empowered to develop and evaluate alternative visions of a sustainable future and to fulfil these visions through working creatively with others.’
Examples of EFSD initiativesExamples of EFSD initiatives
• The government of the Netherlands has pooled funds from 6 Ministries and set up an institution to share knowledge and facilitate EFSD
• The government of Spain held a wide consultative process to develop its White paper on Environmental Education with a strong focus on sustainability and involvement of all Major Groups
• The Municipality of Chelsea in Québec, Canada has adopted several by-laws and education strategies to help create a more sustainable future such as banning of pesticides for cosmetic purpose, protection of all wetlands, and watershed management
Examples of EFSD initiativesExamples of EFSD initiatives
• The government of Australia has funded an action research program which aims to integrate education for sustainability across the graduate disciplines at the University
• In China, the Ministry for Basic Education in partnership with WWF and BP have supported a program to assist to develop an education for sustainability program across in teacher education institutions across China
• Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development funded the research and development of education resources through the Learning for Sustainability which aims to contribute to educational transformation in South Africa and make a contribution to more sustainable living patterns