Education for Sustainable Development
ESD Quote of the Week
There is not one single correct interpretation and use of ESD. Perhaps ESD can be seen as the total sum of diverse ways to arrive at a ‘learning society’ in which people learn from and with one another and collectively become more capable of withstanding setbacks and dealing with sustainability-induced insecurity, complexity and risks. From this vantage point, ESD is about - through education and learning - engaging people in sustainable development issues, developing their capacities to give meaning to SD and to contribute to its development and utilizing the diversity represented by all people - including those who have been or feel marginalized - in generating innovative solutions to SD challenges and crises.
-Review of Contexts and Structures for ESD 2009
ESD News
2010 Quarterly Newsletter: DESD Update
04.06.10
This regular publication highlights developments of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Develread more >>
Initiating Disaster Awareness and Preparedness Training for College of Education Teachers in Myanmar
01.06.10
The UNESCO Myanmar Education Recovery Programme (MERP), in collaboration with the read more >>
ESD in Action
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ESD Events
INEE Good Practice Tools Regional Launch
26.06.10
INEE Good Practice Tools Regional Launch, 12 July 2010(By invitation only) UNESCO Building, 5th Floor Conference Room Envisioning a world where all people affected by crisis and instability has access to quality, relevant and...read more >>
ESD In Brunei
07.05.10
Exploring Brunei's sustainable development agenda The Ministry of Education of Brunei Darussalam, in collaboration with UNESCO Bangkok, organized a workshop on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Co-ordination and...read more >>
Review of Contents and Structures for Education for Sustainable Development 2009
10.12.09
UNESCO has just published this review about related contexts and structures for the development, promotion and evaluation of ESD initiatives, projects and frameworks worldwide.
Opportunities for change Education innovation and reform during and after conflict
27.10.09
War and conflict have a considerable negative impact on the education sector. However, even as education systems are damaged or destroyed by violence, multiple opportunities emerge for positive innovation and reform. This book...
Rural Youth Employment: A joint study by FAO, ILO and UNESCO
23.10.09
The ILO, FAO and UNESCO recently launched a joint study of three country case studies: the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam, in a workshop on Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia in Chiang...read more >>
Teacher training manual on EIU and ESD
07.08.09
The ESD team at UNU-IAS has collaborated with the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), under the auspices of UNESCO, in delivering teacher training workshops to teachers, teacher educators...read more >>
Multimedia Feature
TVE Asia Pacific (TVEAP) recently released its latest Asian regional television series, Saving the Planet, an Asian regional media project to discover and share innovative efforts in education for sustainable development (ESD) in developing countries of Asia.
Laos: It's Alive! is one of a six-episode series which features outstanding efforts in ESD in South and Southeast Asia:
'Fun' isn't part of the curriculum in many Asian countries. School usually means rote learning and passing exams. In Laos, the Participatory Development Training Centre is trying to change this by introducing play-and-learn activities in schools. Working with youth and children volunteers, they are ushering in slow but decisive change in how teachers relate to students. The results are transforming everyone involved.