UNESCO s ACTION GOALS 2009 STRATEGY GOALS 2010

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1 IGU-CGE August,2012 PH FREIBURG GERMANY s and JAPAN s EFFORTS to ACHIEVE UNESCO s GOALS for the SECOND HALF of the DECADE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Dieter Gross RECOMMENDATIONS DESD 2014/15 and beyond UNESCO/Germany 2012 all slides : Dieter Gross ACTION GOALS 2009 UNESCO s STRATEGY GOALS 2010

2 Wavelets toward GOALS do not break, A pile-up physically modified by entropy UNESCO s ACTION (2009) and STRATEGY GOALS (2010) but waves with varied heights do! these results allow a prioritized ranking Just a footnote: breaking waves clean greenhouse gases!

3 Timeline DESD AND BEYOND General overview of the DESD GOALS and possible degree of realization Governmental Strategies; Germany/Japan DESD 2005 JAPAN UNESCO 2009 WORLD CONFERENCE National Gov UNESCO 2012 Survey: Goals be realized or not? Approaches! BONN? Recommendations, based on surveyed goals Paper: Hopes and Challenges

4 % respondents Survey total 111 Europe 31 Japan 13 Percentage of respondents judging that each of the following UNESCO Action Goals will be realized at a level of 60 % or more international SATISFACTORY European Japanese Nearly Satisfactory UNSATISFACTORY scientific community NGO Youth training business leaders gender equality adequate resources UNESCO s ACTION GOALS

5 Approaches that involve the Scientific Community % respondents Survey total 100/111 Europe 31/34 Japan 13/13 This goal will be realized to 60% and more all respondents 55% European 71,1% Satisfactory Japanese 30,8 % Unsatisfactory % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

6 青年 設計および ESD の実施に関与する若者

7 30 25 % respondents 設計および ESD の実施に関与する若者 Involve youth in the design and implementation of ESD. Engage Involve the youth commitment, in the design solidarity and implementation and potential of of ESD youth and their organisations and networks in enhancing ESD. Foster young people s ownership of ESD questions and issues /111 Europe 27/ 34 Japan 13/13 青年 54 % 66 % 46% % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

8 Priority ranking for implementing ESD: at the practice level Results of an Questionnaire within the Survey on UNESCO s Action Goals for the Second Half of the Decade implementing should be started with? All/110 Europe: 33 Japan: real rethinking of education real rethinking of education training of administrators 2 raise public awareness reform of teacher education hands-on ESD materials 3 reform of teacher education raise public awareness focus on systemic thinking 4 sufficient financial resources sufficient financial resources reform of teacher education 5 ESD curricula: subject-oriented, based on competencies ESD curricula: subject-oriented, based on competencies sufficient financial resources 6 focus on systemic thinking hands-on ESD materials ESD curricula: subject-oriented, based on competencies 7 hands-on ESD materials develop national ESD indicators develop national ESD indicators 8 develop national ESD indicators focus on systemic thinking real rethinking of education

9 % respondents /111 30/34 13/13 38,5 The first Stock Exchange in Europe, 1309 Bruges Develop and implement ESD through coordinated policies that also involve business and the corporate sector X 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

10 ESD should, possibly in connection with the rise of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), % respondents become an integral part in the training of leaders in business and industry. The latter has been little 30 emphasized in the DESD so far UNESCO, 2009 ESD should become an integral part of training of leaders in business industry, trade union, non-profit and voluntary organizations, and the public services global competitiveness % 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

11 CEOs Survey 2010 Which of the following global development issues are the most critical to address for the future success of your business? EDUCATION 72% CLIMATE CHANGE 66% POVERTY 51% DIVERSITY AND GENDER EQUALITY 32% ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER 26% FOOD SECURITY 22% HIV/AIDS AND OTHER DISEASES 6%

12 enabling conditions: EDUCATION 3 purposes: educational reforms that create sustainability skills and mindsets in executives and workforces to ensure sustained economic development to renew the workforce capabilities to equip leaders with the ability to manage sustainability issues

13 What is new? GERMANY DESD 2014 THE ESD ISSUE EVALUATION and REVISION JAPAN employers have to be won/partnerships ESD permanent in curricula and training of teachers ESD: successes, efficiency, greater visibility international exchange: esp. North - South DISSEMINATION FOSTERING CLOSER ALLIANCES Global Promotion of ESD Governmental Goals for the Second Half of the DESD

14 EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP HORIZON 2015 Report and Recommendations February 2012, Bonn, Germany HELP Drivers HINDER Barriers Survey, 50 ESD experts and beyond 1. More involvement and engagement in ESD from different sectors of society 2. Growing number of ESD learning networks and partnerships 3. Learning opportunities in the area of sustainability for leaders and top managers 1.Short-term thinking and lack of flexibility 2. Lack of strategic communication 3. Not much engagement in ESD on the part of senior managers and leaders, business sector and the media.

15 Surveyed Goals and National Strategies UNESCO 2009/2010 WORLD CONFERENCE Drivers: # ESD networking/ngos # Scientific community # Youth/Women Barriers: # Public Awareness # Business # Media # Curricula # Resources National Gov Germany / Japan Dissemination Evaluation and Revision FOSTERING CLOSER ALLIANCES Global Promotion of ESD Partnerships/business

16 UNESCO, Bonn 2012 Rio+20, DESD (UNESCO) These activities will help The ESD Future We Really Want More engagement and inter-sectoral collaboration in ESD, especially by the scientific community and the business sector Raising public awareness Increase consideration of youth and women Increase of political will and financial resources

17 From here to DESD 2015 Only 4% of German respondents mentioned the well-being of future generations as a key aspect of sustainability The main issues for Germany and Japan Evaluation/Revision Raise public awareness/dissem. Comprehensive networking: esp. between education and business (CSR) Can the scientific community of geographers play a decisive role?