Session 12: RCE Vision and Strategies Kazuhiko Takemoto (UNU-IAS)

Key Outcomes: 1. Capacity development 2. Communication 3. Research 4. Influencing policy 5. Engagement with international organizations and processes

1. Capacity development – Needs and capacity assessment – Identification of tools and methodologies – Appraisal Key Outcomes:

2. Communication – Within RCEs: share experiences & best practices via the RCE Portal – Outside RCEs: open RCEs up to the outside world to foster dialogue around ESD

Key Outcomes: 3. Research – Flagship research done collaboratively e.g. sustainability research e.g. learning to use indigenous technologies for low carbon societies

Key Outcomes: 4. Influencing Policy – Changing sub-national policy on key SD issues, e.g. climate and biodiversity – Policy development and input into international sustainability processes e.g. Rio +20

Key Outcomes: 5. Engagement with international organizations & processes RCEs as implementing agents and strategy evaluators for UN agencies (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, etc.) Exploring collaboration with – UNICEF and UNDP around issue of climate – UNESCO around issues of biodiversity – EQUATOR around issues of traditional knowledge – PEARL around issues of sustainable production and consumption and sustainable livelihood – UNECE on the issue of ESD assessment – UN Interagency Committee for DESD – Towards Rio+20 process The 2014 end-of-decade World ESD Conference in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan Organization of back-to-back Global RCE Conference proposed by RCE Okayama

Collaborative Actions: Climate change education Community health education Synthesizing principles and education models Sustainable consumption and production programs for youth Sense of heritage and traditional knowledge Object-centered education technologies RCE Award and student seminars

Global RCE Service Centre Commitments: Encourage communication Facilitate link with international processes Road Map stewards Provide thought leadership to policymakers Facilitate collaborative research projects

Value Added:

COP 17 UNFCCC Rio +20 Dec 2011 June 2012 TBC 2012 Oct 2012 Dec 2012 Nov th Global RCE Conference (RCE Rhine Meuse) 7th Global RCE Conference (RCE Tongyeong) Road Map: COP 11 CBD COP 18 UNFCCC

9th Global RCE Conference (proposed by RCE Okayama) UNESCO World Conference on ESD Aichi-Nagoya TBC 2014 TBC 2014Beyond… TBC th Global RCE Conference (African RCEs) Road Map: