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RCE Community:RCE Community:Progress, challenges and aspirationsProgress, challenges and aspirations
Evolution of Global RCE CommunityEvolution of Global RCE Community
Development of the RCE concept
Establishment of the first 7 RCEs
Beginning of cross-RCE geographical collaboration
Emergence of thematic and operational groups
Discussion of how to assess RCEs begun
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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2003
UNU/UNESCO Conference on Globalization and ESD (Nagoya, Japan)
1st International RCE Conference (Yokohama, Japan)
2nd International RCE Conference (Penang, Malaysia)
3rd International RCE Conference (Barcelona, Spain)
4th International RCE Conference (Montreal, Canada)
DESD Launched
Showcasing RCEs at the World Conference on ESD (Bonn, Germany)
Establishment of ESD Programme at UNU-IAS
Number of RCEs Acknowledged by UNU
Evolution of Global RCE Community (cont.)Evolution of Global RCE Community (cont.)
Stronger emphasis on capacity developmentEngagement with international processes
2010 2011 2012 2013
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End-Decade Year
5th International RCE conference (Curitiba, Brazil)
6th International RCE Conference (Kerkrade, the Netherlands)
Number of RCEs Acknowledged by UNU
89 RCEs today and coming close to 100!89 RCEs today and coming close to 100!
Expansion & strengthening of Global Expansion & strengthening of Global RCE Network RCE Network
Promoting expansion of RCE Network Promoting expansion of RCE Network in Australia in Australia
• 1st RCE (named Western Australia) in Australia was acknowledged by UNU in 2010.
Developing capacities of Developing capacities of RCE community RCE community
Facilitating regional (continental) networks as well as tactical/strategic networks for capacity development
Generating thematic capacity development materials & a long-term global RCE strategic vision
• Climate change• Teacher education and better schools• Sustainable consumption and production• Health• Traditional knowledge and biodiversity• Higher education• Well-being, livelihood and poverty reduction
Developing capacities of Developing capacities of RCE community RCE community
Plan for development of the RCE community with a goal to upscale action research and transformative learning projects.
Among the capacity development modules are Revisiting RCE vision Governance ESD competences and capabilities Principles of transformative learning Action research Thematic actions Marketing, fundraising and communication
Highlights form the regionsHighlights form the regions
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Highlights from the Asia-Pacific RCE Highlights from the Asia-Pacific RCE CommunityCommunity
Development of sub-regional networks and collaboration of RCEs in a country
- Japanese RCEs set up a taskforce (in August 2011) - RCEs in Korea, India, Thailand, and Indonesia are
engaging with other networks A-P RCEs developed the 2011 Yogyakarta Action Plan on
Community-based ESD Contributed to the side events on Biodiversity at the CBD
COP10 in Nagoya, Japan, October 2010 Best practices for the “Asia Regional Forum on Biodiversity
– Encouraging Partnership between Businesses and Communities”, Cha-am, Thailand, November 2011
Four continental priority themes – Biodiversity, Community, Schools and Youth
Highlights from the European Highlights from the European RCEs RCEs
From December 2010 work towards all European bid reflecting Strategy 2020 (many individual bids)
RCE Graz Styria - basis for the new Copernicus Alliance Network
Strategic meeting of European RCEs in Newcastle (July 2011) – transformative education is at the core
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Capacity development of African Capacity development of African RCE communityRCE community
Participants at the First African RCE Continental Meeting held at Rhodes University, South Africa on 29-31 August 2011.
Highlights from American RCEsHighlights from American RCEs
Growth of RCEs in South and Central America Experimentation with communication mediums Some project accomplishments within specific RCEs:
creating formal organizational partnerships with structural commitments to ESD within regions
emphasis on important role of youth and community participation in projects
emphasis on culture and indigenous knowledge and participation in RCE projects
Aspirations to exchange resource people, students and translate ESD and RCE material
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Contribution to the international Contribution to the international ESD-related actionsESD-related actions
Strategies:
Increasing visibility of ESD projectsCollaboration with UN AgenciesContribution to international ESD processesSynergies with other ESD-related networks
Collaboration with international Collaboration with international processes and organisations processes and organisations
RCEs as strategic partners with UN agencies (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF) • Contribution of UN agencies into the RCE Global
Conference Exploring collaboration with
UNICEF and UNDP around issue of climate change CBD Secretariat around issues of biodiversity Eqator Initiative around issues of traditional knowledge IAU around higher education UNEP around issues of sustainable production and consumption and
sustainable livelihood UNECE on the issue of ESD assessment Copernicus Alliance - network of European universities on the issue of higher
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Contribution to international ESD Contribution to international ESD processesprocesses
Collaboration towards Rio+20 process Input into the UN DESD Global Monitoring and Evaluation process The 2014 end-of-decade World ESD Conference in Nagoya, Japan
• Organisation of back-to-back Global RCE Conference
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Learning in “Liquid times”Learning in “Liquid times”
uncertainties and risks are the most prominent feature
The learning processes have to be grounded on the requirements of a long-term perspectives (scenarios), flexibility, innovativeness, diversity and cross-sector engagement
ESD answers the call
How RCE community answers How RCE community answers the call?the call?
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RCEs charting innovationsRCEs charting innovations
“RCE networks takes a lead role in developing policies and practices related to ESD and sustainability innovations. RCEs are hubs of enhanced knowledge networks and collective decision-making beyond the constraints of bureaucratic oraganisations.”
Linking knowledge with action/innovation A diversity of development solutions
RCEs as partners in reflexive RCEs as partners in reflexive implementation of global sustainability implementation of global sustainability agendaagenda
“The RCE community is becoming a testing ground for the international, regional and national sustainable development processes. They critically reflect on the contextual issues, envision sustainable futures, offer policy directions and action plans, develop capacities, thereby engaging in processes of global change.”
Education for Sustainable DevelopmentEducation for Sustainable Development. . .. . . research and capacity development for ESD
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RCE online reporting portalRCE online reporting portal
Updates of reporting protal in 2011 (by Nov. 17th)
• Form 1: General Information: • 26 RCEs
• Form 2: RCE Coordination and Development• 24 RCEs
• Form 3: RCE Project Database• 42 Projects by 20 RCEs
• Form 4: Self assessment (optional)• 9 Self assessment reports
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RCE Assessment – Outcomes of RCE Assessment – Outcomes of students seminar (RCE Graz)students seminar (RCE Graz)
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The following RCEs have been assessed according to available data and interview opportunities:
Reporting form (yellow)•RCE Nizhny Novgorod•RCE Greater Sudbury
Reporting form and story (red)•RCE Oldenburger Münsterland•RCE Saskatchewan
Story (blue)•Advisor to European RCEs•RCE Tongyeong•RCE Denmark•RCE Acores•RCE Makana and Rural Eastern Cape•RCE Rhine Meuse•RCE Graz-Styria•RCE Samara•RCE Bogotá
RCE Assessment – Outcomes - RCE Assessment – Outcomes - GMIDGMID
• Individual RCE level• Analysis of reporting forms.• Providing an overview on
actions and stakeholder/citizen involvement
• Global RCE network (not done yet)• Providing progress report of
global initiative (projects, actors, active/passive RCEs,…)
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RCE Assessment – OutcomesRCE Assessment – OutcomesStorytelling approachStorytelling approachStory telling •Stories easy to read•Sufficient information•Facts and figures•People behind RCE•Learnings communicated
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