RCE Awards 2022

2022 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Established in 2012, the RCE Award celebrates projects and programmes on ESD within the Global RCE Network, honouring RCEs who have made outstanding contributions to address local sustainable development challenges in their regions. 

The Award recognises projects and programmes that bridge local and global perspectives on sustainable development, those that engage with transformative learning and research, and initiatives that contribute to community engagement, research & development and capacity development of stakeholders and partners.

The winners of the 2022 RCE Awards, covered projects across the SDGs and themes including Curriculum Development, Disaster Risk Reduction, Plants & Animals, Forests & Trees, Ecotourism, Waste, Agriculture, and Arts. Recipients were awarded across three categories: (1) Outstanding Flagship Project, (2) Acknowledged Flagship Project, and (3) Honourable Mention.

Take a look at the video featuring this year's winners, and see the full list of awardees below, including links to each project. Congratulations to all of the winners!

OUTSTANDING FLAGSHIP PROJECT
RCE Georgetown - Bucksport, SC Sustainability Assessment
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Disaster Risk Reduction
 
RCE Curitiba-Parana - Colouring for Caring: Southwest Atlantic Endangered Elasmobranchs
SDG 14: Life Below Water; Thematic Category: Plants & Animals
 

SDG 15: Life on Land; Thematic Category: Forests & Trees

RCE Greater Gombak - Muhajirin-Ansar Sejahtera Community (MArS) - Livelihood of Refugees and Beyond
SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
 
RCE Kuching - Paku Rock Maze Garden
SDG 15: Life on Land; Thematic Category: Ecotourism
 
RCE Greater Gombak - Sejahtera YSM (Empower Youth and Single Mothers for Sejahtera Community)
SDG 1: No Poverty; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
RCE Scotland - Agents of Change Toolkit
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; Thematic Category: Waste

 

ACKNOWLEDGED FLAGSHIP PROJECT
RCE Greater Western Sydney and RCE Lucknow - Australian-India Virtual Program on Land and Water Conservation
SDG 2: Zero Hunger; Thematic Category: Agriculture
 
RCE Greater Gombak - MyPLACE @ KOMITED
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
 
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
 
RCE North Texas - North Texas Food Policy Alliance
SDG 2: Zero Hunger; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
SDG 13: Climate Action; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
RCE Kuching - National Ocean Virtual Art Competition (NOVAC) 2022
SDG 14: Life Below Water; Thematic Category: Arts
 
RCE Galicia - Iberian Mining Observatory (MINOB)
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; Thematic Category: Disaster Risk Reduction
 
RCE Okayama - ESD Cafe × SDGs Series
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
 
RCE East Midlands - Sustainability Skills for Regional Employers - Towards Collaboration with Tertiary Educators
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
RCE Greater Phoenix - Turn It Around! Flashcards for Education Futures
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Arts

 

HONOURABLE MENTION
RCE Munich - Munich University Days
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
RCE Penang - International Best Practices Sharing Session, Eco-School Programme 2022
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
 
RCE Kuching - Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Kuching Thematic Virtual Exhibition
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
RCE Southern Vietnam - IU Innovation Camp - The First Virtual Camping for Student in Viet Nam
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
RCE Greater Dhaka - Adaptation of 'Getting Climate-Ready - A Guide For Schools On Climate Action' in Bangladesh
SDG 13: Climate Action; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 
RCE Munich - ESD/SDG Learning Location Platform
SDG 4: Quality Education; Thematic Category: Curriculum Development
 

 

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