This presentation is part of the 2015 RCE Conference of the Americas, 9-12 August 2015, Grand Rapids, USA

1. Global Trends on ESD &
The Global Action Programme
Charles Hopkins
UNESCO Chair, York University,
Toronto, Canada

2. Emerging Opportunities
UNESCO World Conference on ESD (Nagoya)
World Education Forum – (Incheon)
Global Action Programme on ESD
Global Citizenship Education
Sustainable Development Goals
RCE’s and the GAP

3. Main Documents
• Shaping the Future We Want (final report on the
UN Decade for ESD)
– Excellent review of DESD, 183 pages, photos
– Chapter 6 “The Future of ESD”
• UNESCO Roadmap For Implementing the Global
Action Programme on ESD
– 7 “Principles”
– 5 “Priority Action Areas”
• Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on ESD
– Asks countries to reexamine the purpose of their education systems
 SDGs - Transforming our World

4. UNESCO World Conference on
ESD (Nagoya)

6. Achi-Nagoya Declaration
• URGE all concerned stakeholders, in
particular Ministries of Education and all
ministries involved with ESD, higher
education institutions and the scientific
and other knowledge communities to
engage in collaborative and
transformative knowledge production,
dissemination and utilization,

7. Achi-Nagoya Declaration
• Review the purposes and values that
underpin education,
• …….the integration of ESD into education and
sustainable development policies,
• …………and ensure the education, training
and professional development of teachers
and other educators to successfully integrate
ESD into teaching and learning;

8. World Education Forum –
(Incheon)

9. World Education Forum
Incheon, Korea - 2015
5 key themes
• Right to Education
• Equity in Education
• Inclusive Education
• Quality Education
• Lifelong Learning

10. • “Quality Education also develops the skills,
values and attitudes that enable citizens to
lead healthy and fulfilled lives, make informed
decisions, and respond to local and global
challenges through education for sustainable
development (ESD) and global citizenship
education (GCED). In this regard, we strongly
support the implementation of the Global
Action Programme on ESD”
…Incheon Declaration

11. “Quality education is the most influential force
for alleviating poverty, improving health and
livelihoods, increasing prosperity and shaping
more inclusive, sustainable and peaceful
societies, it is in everyone's interest to ensure
that it is at the centre of the post-2015
development agenda.”
Irina Bokova
Director General UNESCO

12. Global Action Programme on ESD

13. Global Action Program
(GAP)Priority Action Areas
Advancing policy: Mainstream ESD into both education and sustainable development
policies
Transforming learning and training environments: Integrate sustainability
principles in education and training settings through Whole Institution Approaches
Building capacity of educators and trainers: Increase the capacities of educators
and trainers
Empowering and mobilizing youth: Multiply ESD actions among youth
Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level: Scale up ESD programmes and multi-
stakeholder ESD networks.
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14. 2 Major Initiatives

15. Sustainable Development Goals
TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD:
THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

16. Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and
equitable quality education and
promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all

17. • 4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners
acquire the knowledge and skills needed
to promote sustainable development,
including, among others, through
education for sustainable development.....

20. Global Citizenship
and Related Issues
UNESCO and UN Priority
Global Education First Initiative-Ten Key Actions
Action 9: Foster global citizenship
Develop the values, knowledge and skills necessary
for peace, tolerance, and respect for diversity.
Cultivate a sense of community and active
participation in giving back to society.
Ensure schools are free of all forms of discrimination,
including gender inequality, bullying, violence,
xenophobia, and exploitation.

21. Global Citizenship Ed
• Global citizenship refers to a sense of
belonging to a broader community and
common humanity. It emphasises political,
economic, social and cultural
interdependency and interconnectedness
between the local, the national and the
global.
• http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0023/002
329/232993e.pdf

22. Aspects of Global Citizenship
• Internationalizing
• (traditional topics)
• Citizenship
• Human rights
• Earth Charter
• Responsibilities
• Intergenerational
• Planetary CSR-ISR
• Engagement
• “for” vs “about”
• Political engagement

23. UNU ESD Priorities
• Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD;
• Sustainability Consumption and Production;
• Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services;
• Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction;
and Higher Education-driven Initiatives.