Participants from East and Southeast Asia will support achievements, challenges, opportunities, national initiatives and implementation of education for sustainable development at the country level to strengthen ESD towards the 2030 global network. We discussed the synergistic effect of Country representatives discussed, reviewed and shared their country-level experiences in implementing his ESD program in East and Southeast Asian countries over the past few years.
The main objectives of the subregional online meetings are to:
- Promote ESD awareness among key educators and ensure consistent understanding of key concepts such as the ESD Framework for 2030, ESD-Net and ESD Country Initiatives.
- Provide opportunities for mutual learning and capacity building in the planning and implementation of national initiatives for Member States, especially those that have started but have not yet developed national initiative plans.
- Strengthen cooperation and partnerships at national and subregional levels to address and overcome common subregional challenges in ESD implementation through the participation of key implementing partners in ESD implementation.
The East and Southeast Asia Sub-Regional Consultation was a preparatory meeting for the ESD-Net 2030 Regional Conference to be held from 12-14 June 2023 in Bali, Indonesia.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is key to ensuring that member countries’ education sectors are responsive to the urgent and dramatic challenges facing our planet. Participants agreed that containing global warming before it reaches catastrophic levels means addressing environmental, social and economic issues in a holistic way.
All participants representing member countries in East and Southeast Asia were encouraged to develop and implement.national initiative Mainstreaming ESD in the pursuit of sustainable development goals and visions. At the national level, UNESCO is committed to promoting national multi-stakeholder ESD engagement and strengthening the ESD for 2030 national initiative.
Participants stressed the need to strengthen ESD at the national level towards 2030 national initiatives. They argued that in order to foster synergies, national initiatives should normally be viewed as comprehensive initiatives, coordinating to include as many of his ESD activities underway in the country as possible, and adding new ones. I was informed that I could Build on existing activities related to ESD or, where appropriate, create new initiatives in the context of their contribution to SDG 4 (curriculum review, teacher development, green skills, etc.) and where possible can expand them.
The design of this multi-stakeholder country initiative is led by the central government and education authorities (Ministry of Education), coordinated with other relevant ministries such as the environment, to ensure consistent action at the national level. increase.
Participants recognized the need to strengthen the capacity of education ministries to provide quality climate change education (CCE). All participants in the consultations More funding for ESD initiatives at the national level, sharing good practices, Encourage policy dialogue, institutional innovation, youth empowerment, advocacy for ESD at the local level and ensure awareness and action.All stakeholders were called upon to encourage innovative approaches and enhance non-formal education programs through media, networks and partnerships.
The consultations were represented from East Asian countries by Japan, China, South Korea and Mongolia. All four counties supported by the Beijing Multisectoral Regional Office made presentations to share their country activities along the five core action areas of ESDfor2030. The subregional consultations were a great success due to the region’s strong commitment to promoting his ESD national initiatives at the national level.
