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RCE Structure and Governance Survey

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Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Fri, 2014-12-12 07:59

At the Global RCE Conference, many different organizational structures and governance models of RCEs were discussed. RCE Greater Portland also announced that it had designed a short survey to gather information on the different types of RCE governance, membership, and funding models, in order to collect recommended best practices. They hope that this research will be beneficial for existing and new RCEs, as well as UNU-IAS. Results will be shared with participants who express interest.

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RCE Structure and Governance Survey

Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Fri, 2014-12-12 07:57

At the Global RCE Conference, many different organizational structures and governance models of RCEs were discussed. RCE Greater Portland also announced that it had designed a short survey to gather information on the different types of RCE governance, membership, and funding models, in order to collect recommended best practices. They hope that this research will be beneficial for existing and new RCEs, as well as UNU-IAS. Results will be shared with participants who express interest.

Minutes of the 1st Global RCE Youth Network for Africa Continental Meeting

Submitted by Usman Muhammad on Tue, 2014-12-09 23:07

Dear All,

The 1st Global RCE Youth Network for Africa Continental Meeting was held on the 7th December, 2014 from 18:06hrs to 19: 13hrs GMT via Skype. The meeting was held due to tremendous needs to carry along children and young people for a sustainable future for all. What was discussed is in the attached minutes of the meeting.

Thank you.

Usman is from RCE-Kano

ESD in the news: Shaping the future we want

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Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Tue, 2014-12-09 11:12

THE 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which aimed at a sustainable 21st century for the global community, described the future as follows: “The well-being of humanity is inextricably linked to the living environment that sustains us. Our ocean makes Earth habitable for people, by providing and regulating the climate, weather, oxygen, food, jobs and many ecosystem services. Yet our ocean and its resources are deteriorating and depleting. Today our ocean depends on us, as we depend on the ocean.

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ESD in the news: Faith-based Education for Sustainable Development

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Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Tue, 2014-12-09 11:07

Article in the New Straits Time online by Dzulkifli Abdul Razak:

A DECADE can pass by in the blink of an eye when we are engrossed in turning an idea into reality. Ten years ago, then United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said just that of “sustainable development”. He said: “Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract — sustainable development — and turn it into a reality for all the world's people.” Read more

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9th Global RCE Conference Marks Final Year of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

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Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Tue, 2014-12-09 10:12

UNU-IAS held the 9th Global Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Conference in Okayama, Japan on 4–7 November 2014. It was one of the major stakeholder meetings convened prior to the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), held in Nagoya, Japan on 10–12 November. Both events marked the final year of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), 2005–2014.

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Exploring the Synergy between Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the Delivery of Quality Education in Finland

Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Wed, 2014-12-03 13:03

This report describes ESD and Quality Education in Finland. The main aim was to establish a common understanding of the study subject, thereby creating an interpretation frame of quality education and ESD based on structure – process- outcomes –orientation and quality education literature in Finland. After analyzing the data (answers to study questions) by this frame, the results of this study are presented in this report.

RCE Delhi hosts YUVA Meet 2015 and RCE Youth Meeting 2-4 February 2015 New Delhi

Submitted by RCEhannastahlberg on Wed, 2014-12-03 07:44

The Youth Unite for Voluntary Action (YUVA Meet) 2015 will be organized by RCE Delhi (TERI: The Energy and Resources Institute) on 2-3 February 2015 at India International Centre, Max Muller Marg, New Delhi. The YUVA Meet is a special event of Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) and is held a day prior to the event so that the voice of the youth can be heard at this major international forum. Seventh in the series, this year’s YUVA Meet will focus on the theme ‘Sustainable Solutions: Safe Water for All’.

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