RCE Creias Oeste-2011

Submitted by RCEcreias on Thu, 2011-07-07 00:00
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
Promote sustainability, solidarity and participation in our region. For this propose CREIAS-Oeste launches and supports ESD-activities and SD-oriented projects. It brings together stakeholders from different sectors and disseminates SD-relevant information and knowledge.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
3
b. Transactional : 
4
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
CEIFA ambiente Lda (SME)
FCT-UNL - Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon (university)
ESTM-IPL (university)
MPI (NGO)
Lourambi (NGO)
ESCO (Vocational school)
CM Torres Vedras (municipality)
CM Lourinhã (municipality)
4. Cooperation and communication : 
Mainly via e-mail, site and facebook; one general meeting per year; other meetings for specific objectives.
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
No
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
UNESCO, National Comission in Lisbon
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Austria, Brasil, Germany, India, Egypt, Netherland, UK, Malaysia, Japan
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Mostly members of other RCE
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Especially with ESD experts, in international projects
Others
If yes, give examples: 
Municipalities, Regional authorities
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
7
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
2
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
1
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
We follow a bottom-up approach. That means, only projects initiated and developed by one of our partners is a RCE-project. The group/person who initiates the project is responsible for its coordination and implementation, but he/she is supported by the Steering Committee of CREIAS-Oeste, that disseminates the information to all other partners and promotes networking.
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
3
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
2
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
5
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
In spite of huge efforts developed in the last years, the participation of teachers/schools is weak. Informal education has been a main field of our educational activity.
Connections / Partnership with
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
2
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
3
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
5
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
Several research institutions are involved with our RCE. They normally should take the initiative to propose R&D activities for the RCE.
14. Research partners : 
CEIFA - private research institute, working in particular integrated resources and waste managment, eco-efficiency, education for sustainable development.
FCT-UNL - university, in particular engineering and sociology.
IPL-ESTM - university, in particular sea biology and technologies, tourism.
15. Description of research
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
5
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
5
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
Portugal
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports