2016 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
2016 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects in ESD
The RCE Award for Innovative Projects in Education for Sustainable Development was established in 2012 to celebrate ‘good practices’ in ESD conducted by RCEs worldwide. The Award recognizes projects, initiatives, and activities that have translated existing local knowledge into concrete sustainable practices, and empowered individuals and communities to make sustainable choices. The nominated projects provide evidence of involvement of diverse actors in addressing local sustainable development challenges through dialogue, education, research and multi-stakeholder learning.
The RCE Award honours RCEs that have made outstanding contributions to sustainable practices and have influenced and strengthened various education and sustainability efforts. In 2016, ten projects were nominated for an Award under the following themes:
- Biodiversity
- Climate Change
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Higher Education & TVET
- Sustainable Consumption and Production
- Youth
The RCE Service Centre is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 RCE Award for Innovative Projects in ESD in the three categories (1) Outstanding Flagship Project, (2) Acknowledged Flagship Project, and (3) Honourable Mention.
Outstanding Flagship Projects
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) |
RCE Srinagar - Climate smart and disaster resilient communities in the Indian Himalayan region Contributing to community engagement |
Acknowledged Flagship Projects
Biodiversity |
RCE Kodagu - Community linked biodiversity: sacred groves of Kodagu, Kamtaka India Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development
RCE Okayama - Okayama Creature Village Project Capacity Development
RCE Greater Pwani - Botanical garden: a transformative and holistic learning laboratory Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development |
Higher Education & TVET |
RCE Saskatchewan - The sustainability and education policy network (SEPN): leading through multi-sector learning Enabling policy formation and/or institutional change
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Sustainable Consumption and Production |
RCE Severn - Regeneration for the Future
Capacity Development |
Youth |
RCE Greater Eastern Uganda – Youth empowerment for promoting sustainable development education and practice Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development |
Honourable Mention
Climate Change |
Project Type: Capacity Development |
Higher Education & TVET |
RCE Greater Dhaka – Whole-institutional approach of RCE Greater Dhaka through water reuse, biodiversity conservation, and youth mobilization in commitment to the GAP on ESD Project Type: Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development |
Sustainable Consumption and Production |
RCE Minna – New design for safer canoes: a documentary Project Type: Capacity Development |
