Education for Sustainable development

Afternoon key-noteThe 9th of July 2013

At the CPUBy Kirsten Paaby

CPU 2012

The Context

Citizen

Participation

Active learning

UniversityLocal Democracy

Learning for Local Democracythe Study

The study and the third phase in a global context:•A contribution to the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development

Photo: Namsdal Newspaper

The Aim of the Study

• Systematic picture – wealth and local participation

• Map concrete experiences – responses to wide spectrum of social challenges

• To build Intellectual and experiental resources

The Second Phase

Case country studies from 11 countries:

Croatia, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Slovakia,Spain,

United Kingdom, Germany, Belarus, Georgia,Serbia

6 Cross-cutting Chapters

* Political, Institutional, Legislative Factors* Local Authorities, Institutions, Leadership* Civil Society* Civic Education and Young People* New Technologies and E-Government* Citizenship and Social Inclusion

Sustainable Development?!

Bærekraftig forbruk?Balancing the economical considerations with the ecological and social considerations?

The future generations perspective?

Sustainable development is seeking to meet the needs of the present without compromising those of future generations. We have to learn our way out of current social and environmental problems and learn to live sustainably. Sustainable development is a vision of development that encompasses populations, animal and plant species, ecosystems, natural resources and that integrates concerns such as the fight against poverty, gender equality, human rights, education for all, health, human security, intercultural dialogue. UNESCO Education for sustainable development aims to help people to develop the attitudes, skills and knowledge to make informed decisions for the benefit of themselves and others, now and in the future, and to act upon these decisions. The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), for which UNESCO is the lead agency, seeks to integrate the principles, values, and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning, in order to address the social, economic, cultural and environmental problems we face in the 21st century. The Bonn-Declaration

From Rio – call for democratic mobilisation

From Johannesburg – call for education and life long learning with a focus on:

COMPETANCE OF ACTION

2005-2014The UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development – ”learning to change our world”

The Decade promotes:

• Interdisciplinary and holistic learning

• Values-based learning• Critical thinking• Multi-method approaches• Participatory decision making• Locally relevant information

The Target Groups:

• Pupils, students• Society as a whole• Life long learning

New competance for action

Regional Centres of ExperticeAn RCE: A network of existing formal, non-formal and informal education organisations mobilised to deliver education for sustainable development (ESD) to local and regional communities. The network of RCEs worldwide will constitute the Global Learning Space for Sustainable Development. Aspire to achieve the goals of the DESD, 2005-2014By translating its global objectives into the context of the local communities in which they operate.http://www.rce-network.org/elgg/

Ecological loops of learning

In partnerships

Democratic Ecology – the Halkær Ådal Valley, Denmark

«The stork has returned…»

..and it takes twice as long to shop at the Co-op»

The Future Scenario Workshop a successfull method

The City District Sagene – innovative and creative work in making dialogues with the citizens – testemony of participation

Global follow up in Fredrikstad(Norway)

Twinning and exchange networks with towns in Guatemala since 1985

«Our Common Learning»

«Our Common future»

The Balancing Actwww.thebalancinact.info