On 30 July, 2019, the UNU-IAS ESD Project presented a session, 'Next Step of ESD for Achieving the SDGs', in cooperation with the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), at the 11^th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2019), held in Yokohama, Japan.

Supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, an NGO in India, the Voluntary Institute for Community Applied Science (VICAS) has been preparing an information and activity manual on water, ecology and renewable energy sources for students and teachers of standards 6-12.

The 12^th Asia-Pacific RCE Regional Meeting was held in Hangzhou, China from 4^th to 6^th June, 2019, and included a Symposium on ‘Enabling a Low-Carbon Society through Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)’ on 5^th June, followed by thematic workshops and a field trip on 6^th June. It was held in conjunction with side events and SDGs shows on 4^th and 5^th June, 2019.