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UNESCO
- UNU-IAS Panel on ESD
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Education
for Sustainable Development:
A Partnership Approach in the Asia-Pacific
13:00
- 17:30 hrs, 7 November 2004
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Summary |
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Hosted
by UNESCO Bangkok and the United Nations University/Institute
of Advanced Studies, this session will bring together several
panelists to discuss how partnerships can contribute to and
promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the
Asia-Pacific region.
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The
GIN conference theme of Partnerships for Sustainable Development
is highly relevant to the partnership approach advocated in
implementing the upcoming United Nations Decade of Education
for Sustainable Development (DESD). The multi-sectoral nature
of ESD and the holistic implementation approach advocated
by UNESCO and others requires that all actors including implementing
agencies and public and private sector organizations coordinate
with each other to ensure that all facets of education for
sustainable development ESD are adequately covered in all
areas of education, awareness raising and training activities
in the world. Multi-stakeholder cooperation and the forging
of partnerships at many different levels will be a crucial
component to the successful global dissemination of ESD in
the coming decade. Two primary types of partnerships are possible:
public-public and public-private. Partnerships within the
public sector can exist between intergovernmental agencies,
civil society organizations, NGOs, CBOs, academic institutes
and government agencies. Private sector partners are equally
important and potentially include trade associations, individual
companies and media groups and agencies.
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It
is acknowledged from the outset that much has been done on
partnerships for sustainable development. However, the DESD
covers an enormous number of key issues and stakeholders,
which may require critical rethinking as to how education
(in the widest possible sense) can be used to sensitize all
stakeholders at the national and community levels, in the
rural and private sectors and through media and ICT, just
to give a few examples.
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There
will be two panel sessions during the workshop. These subsequent
sessions will remain focused on a single theme: How can
partnerships support the DESD? Session panelists will
include representatives from industry, NGOs, academic institutes,
government, and intergovernmental agencies. Panelists will
be expected to make a 5-10 minute presentation. In addition,
the panelists are expected to comment on the following five
topics for discussion:
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Partnerships between the private sector and other sectors
of society: critical factors for triggering and maintaining
partnerships.
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Potential goals for ESD partnerships
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Indicators for measuring success of partnerships.
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Identifying compatible partners on specific issues or
projects.
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Mechanisms for initiating and sustaining ESD partnerships.
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Presentations
and discussion will be followed by a question and answer period.
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panel presentations and discussion it is intended that the session
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Draw
attention to the broad range of issues and stakeholders
to be mobilized through the Decade.
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Foster
discussion on the Decade in order to indicate the opportunities
for potential partners, especially those in the private
sector, to become involved.
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Provide
a platform to share ideas on different kinds of existing
partnerships that can contribute to networking for the
Decade.
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Highlight
key issues for partnerships in the Asia Pacific region
in order to further develop a strategy and implement activities
to promote ESD in the region.
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Workshop Programme |
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November
7, 2004 Conference Host for the Day:
Dr. Somporn Kamolsiripichaiporn, GIN-Asia Coordinator,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok |
| 13.00
- 13.15 |
UNESCO's
approach to partnerships for the Decade of ESD
Dr. Derek Elias, UNESCO Bangkok |
| 13.15
- 13.30 |
Overview
of the UNU/IAS approach to partnerships for the Decade
of ESD
Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva, UNU/IAS |
| 13.30
- 15.30 |
Panel:
How can partnerships support ESD?
Moderator: Niclas Svenningsen, UNEP-ROAP
Panelists:
- Dr. Peter King, ADB
- Mr. Joep de Vries, Mechanisation and Industrial Support
Manager of Philips Electronics (Thailand) Ltd.
- Mr. Khemadhat Sukondhasingha President & CEO,
Sikor Groups, Thailand
- Prof. Melito Salazar Jr., Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- Ms. Sam Lee, WWF Hong Kong
- Prof. Sanjay Sharma, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
- Trudy Heller, Executive Education for the Environment,
USA
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5~10 minute presentations by panelists followed by Q&A
session
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- 16.00 |
Coffee
Break |
| 16.00
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Two
parallel breakout sessions:
Identifying opportunities and constraints for ESD partnerships
Moderators: Dr. Theo de Bruijn, GIN-Europe Coordinator
Prof. Kurt Fischer, GIN-Americas Coordinator |
| 16.50
- 17.15 |
Group
reporting of breakout session results |
| 17.15
- 17.30 |
Workshop
summary and conclusions - Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva, UNU/IAS |
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| For
information about Education for Sustainable development and
UN DESD, follow
this link. |
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