The 8th World Environmental Education Congress, 29 June – 2 July, 2015, Gothenburg – short memo on potential follow up actions
Context and observations:
Quality Education and Skills Development for Sustainable Future
The 4th RCE Conference of the Americas was hosted by RCE Grand Rapids, USA from the 9th – 12th of August, 2015. Representatives from 11 regions spanning six nations of the Americas came together to present on projects from the past year, discuss regional and global sustainability challenges, and to collaborate on initiatives to move sustainability forward in the coming year.
Outputs emerging out of the conference include a Statement of Commitment to a Regional Strategic Plan for RCEs of the Americas, created to address three priority action areas:
The Regional Center of Expertise (RCE) Minna Youth Network held a Round Table Discussion with the theme: Volunteering towards Achieving ESD: the Role of RCE Minna Youth. The programme was held on the 16th August, 2015 at the RCE Minna Resource Center. It was aimed at bringing together RCE Youth and other youth organisations to foster strong youth commitment and action through volunteering to achieve Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
Please find attached the pictures from RCE Minna youth Network Round Table Discussion.
Dear RCE community,
at Universsity of Zurich we will start a one year professional training programme on ESD for university educators. We are currently producing handouts for theoretical input as well as organise online panel discussions that will be recorded and online accessible.
The Regional Center of Expertise (RCE) Minna holds its 2015 RCE Youth Network rounda table discussion. The forum brings together youth of like minds to review activities of youth in the region. It is also an avenue for Capacity Training for the youth during the discussion.
Date: 16th August, 2015
Venue: RCE Minna Center
Theme: Volunteering Towards Achieving ESD: Role of RCE Minna Youth.
The discussion will feature:
The Secretariat of the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP) is pleased to inform you that the Third Call for Proposals of the 10YFP Trust Fund has been launched.
Now in its third year, Wege Prize is a yearly transdisciplinary design competition that gives teams of five undergraduate students the chance to work collaboratively, using design thinking principles, and contend for $30,000 in total cash prizes, all while helping to show the world what the future of problem solving looks like.
Okayama City is pleased to announce the launch of the ‘ESD Okayama Award’ in cooperation with the ESD Okayama Award Steering Board composed of organizations which have been promoting ESD in Japan and around the world.
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