Current Situation, Tasks, Current Situation, Tasks, and Priorities for ESD - and Priorities for ESD -

CEE’s ExperiencesCEE’s Experiences

Presentation by Madhavi Joshi at APCEIU Presentation by Madhavi Joshi at APCEIU ESD WorkshopESD Workshop

Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea,

November 22, 2004November 22, 2004

Challenges to Sustainable Challenges to Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment

Scope and diversityScope and diversityPovertyPovertyPopulation pressurePopulation pressureDepletion and degradation of natural resourcesDepletion and degradation of natural resourcesIlliteracy and access to quality education especially for the poor and Illiteracy and access to quality education especially for the poor and marginalisedmarginalisedStatus of womenStatus of womenPolicy and institutional failuresPolicy and institutional failures

Inadequate awareness and initiatives among national governments, civil Inadequate awareness and initiatives among national governments, civil society, corporate sector, academia, media, regional initiativessociety, corporate sector, academia, media, regional initiatives

Lack of lateral integration Lack of lateral integration Political willPolitical will

Issues related to overseas development assistance, technology Issues related to overseas development assistance, technology cooperation and multilateral systemscooperation and multilateral systems

CEE and ESD CEE and ESD

CEE - Government recognition of education as CEE - Government recognition of education as major input to changemajor input to changeCEE’s programmes CEE’s programmes aimed at Development and Sustainable development aimed at Development and Sustainable development

needsneeds SD means environmentally aware citizens: School SD means environmentally aware citizens: School

and formal education programmes, a cornerstoneand formal education programmes, a cornerstone Simultaneously rate of degradation of environment Simultaneously rate of degradation of environment

and loss of biodiversity calls for immediate measuresand loss of biodiversity calls for immediate measures Need to show alternatives to have development Need to show alternatives to have development

consistent with environmentconsistent with environment

Guiding Principles Guiding Principles

From its inception, CEE’s activities have been From its inception, CEE’s activities have been rooted in and guided by certain basic strategies rooted in and guided by certain basic strategies for maximization of their quality, effectiveness and for maximization of their quality, effectiveness and impact. impact.

These include….These include….

People are keyPeople are key AdaptabilityAdaptability

PartnershipsPartnerships Multiplier effectMultiplier effect

Making use of existing Making use of existing opportunitiesopportunities

Not re-inventing the Not re-inventing the wheelwheel

Regional PresenceRegional Presence International presenceInternational presence

Identifying key entry Identifying key entry pointspoints

Development of EE Development of EE professionalsprofessionals

Informing EE with State Informing EE with State of Art E&D Conceptsof Art E&D Concepts

Non-exclusive Non-exclusive organizational structureorganizational structure

Use of media and Use of media and technologytechnology

Facilitating NetworkingFacilitating Networking

In-house infrastructural In-house infrastructural supportsupport

3 pronged strategy of CEE3 pronged strategy of CEE

Education and Capacity BuildingEducation and Capacity Building

Greening School Education: Software, Greening School Education: Software, hardware – Anandshala; NGChardware – Anandshala; NGC

Curricular Intervention and Training: Curricular Intervention and Training: EESS and SamvardhanEESS and Samvardhan

Developing Supporting Materials: Developing Supporting Materials: Enviroscope, EOSEEnviroscope, EOSE

Capacity Building Institutions: RHEIs, Capacity Building Institutions: RHEIs, DIETS; Text book boardsDIETS; Text book boards

Education and Capacity BuildingEducation and Capacity Building

Community Awareness: Samvardhan, Community Awareness: Samvardhan, Jalsankalp; Sankalp; AmdaVadmA Jalsankalp; Sankalp; AmdaVadmA

Developing EE Cadre: TEE; CCEE, Developing EE Cadre: TEE; CCEE, SASEANEESASEANEE

Facilitating Youth participation in SD: Facilitating Youth participation in SD: SAYEN; CYWENSAYEN; CYWEN

Training: TALEEM; InternshipsTraining: TALEEM; Internships

Impact on PolicyImpact on Policy

Decentralised Participatory Process: Decentralised Participatory Process: Sankalp, Jalsankalp, HalvadSankalp, Jalsankalp, Halvad

Inputs into Policy Frameworks: JFM, NBSAP, Inputs into Policy Frameworks: JFM, NBSAP, BMWM, NCERT, Planning Commission BMWM, NCERT, Planning Commission

Eco-industrial Networking: Naroda CETP; Eco-industrial Networking: Naroda CETP; TirupurTirupur

Orientation to Policy Makers: IFS; JudiciaryOrientation to Policy Makers: IFS; Judiciary

Piloting Policy Implementation: JalsankalpPiloting Policy Implementation: Jalsankalp

Demonstration and Field TrialsDemonstration and Field Trials

Livelihood Security: Halvad; Coorg; Livelihood Security: Halvad; Coorg; Jasdan; APDPIPJasdan; APDPIPNatural Resource Management - Natural Resource Management - Sustainable Agriculture, Livestock Sustainable Agriculture, Livestock management: Halvad; Coorg; management: Halvad; Coorg; Samvardhan, Sankalp, JasdanSamvardhan, Sankalp, JasdanInfrastructure – Water and sanitation, EQ Infrastructure – Water and sanitation, EQ and cyclone safe housing : Sankalp, and cyclone safe housing : Sankalp, Jalsankalp, HalvadJalsankalp, Halvad

Demonstration and Field trialsDemonstration and Field trials

Fragile Eco-system: Coorg; Kachchh; Fragile Eco-system: Coorg; Kachchh; Himalaya; TharHimalaya; Thar

Managing wastes: Industry, SWM, BMW : Managing wastes: Industry, SWM, BMW : Naroda, Tirupur, BangaloreNaroda, Tirupur, Bangalore

Supporting innovations and local Supporting innovations and local interventions: SGP; EOSEinterventions: SGP; EOSE

Moving aheadMoving ahead

Samvaad: A rural dialogue with communities Samvaad: A rural dialogue with communities from 250 villages – CEE and partnersfrom 250 villages – CEE and partners

ESF: Sharing experiences and strategies for ESF: Sharing experiences and strategies for ESD with international partnersESD with international partners