Current Situation, Tasks, and Priorities for ESD - CEE’s Experiences Presentation by Madhavi Joshi at APCEIU ESD Workshop Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, South Korea, November 22, 2004

Challenges to Sustainable Development Scope and diversity Poverty Population pressure Depletion and degradation of natural resources Illiteracy and access to quality education especially for the poor and marginalised Status of women Policy and institutional failures Inadequate awareness and initiatives among national governments, civil society, corporate sector, academia, media, regional initiatives Inadequate awareness and initiatives among national governments, civil society, corporate sector, academia, media, regional initiatives Lack of lateral integration Lack of lateral integration Political will Political will Issues related to overseas development assistance, technology cooperation and multilateral systems

CEE and ESD CEE - Government recognition of education as major input to change CEE’s programmes aimed at Development and Sustainable development needs aimed at Development and Sustainable development needs SD means environmentally aware citizens: School and formal education programmes, a cornerstone SD means environmentally aware citizens: School and formal education programmes, a cornerstone Simultaneously rate of degradation of environment and loss of biodiversity calls for immediate measures Simultaneously rate of degradation of environment and loss of biodiversity calls for immediate measures Need to show alternatives to have development consistent with environment Need to show alternatives to have development consistent with environment

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

People are key Adaptability Partnerships Multiplier effect Making use of existing opportunities Not re-inventing the wheel Regional Presence International presence Identifying key entry points Development of EE professionals Informing EE with State of Art E&D Concepts Non-exclusive organizational structure Use of media and technology Facilitating Networking In-house infrastructural support

3 pronged strategy of CEE

Education and Capacity Building Greening School Education: Software, hardware – Anandshala; NGC Curricular Intervention and Training: EESS and Samvardhan Developing Supporting Materials: Enviroscope, EOSE Capacity Building Institutions: RHEIs, DIETS; Text book boards

Education and Capacity Building Community Awareness: Samvardhan, Jalsankalp; Sankalp; AmdaVadmA Developing EE Cadre: TEE; CCEE, SASEANEE Facilitating Youth participation in SD: SAYEN; CYWEN Training: TALEEM; Internships

Impact on Policy Decentralised Participatory Process: Sankalp, Jalsankalp, Halvad Inputs into Policy Frameworks: JFM, NBSAP, BMWM, NCERT, Planning Commission Eco-industrial Networking: Naroda CETP; Tirupur Orientation to Policy Makers: IFS; Judiciary Piloting Policy Implementation: Jalsankalp

Demonstration and Field Trials Livelihood Security: Halvad; Coorg; Jasdan; APDPIP Natural Resource Management - Sustainable Agriculture, Livestock management: Halvad; Coorg; Samvardhan, Sankalp, Jasdan Infrastructure – Water and sanitation, EQ and cyclone safe housing : Sankalp, Jalsankalp, Halvad

Demonstration and Field trials Fragile Eco-system: Coorg; Kachchh; Himalaya; Thar Managing wastes: Industry, SWM, BMW : Naroda, Tirupur, Bangalore Supporting innovations and local interventions: SGP; EOSE

Moving ahead Samvaad: A rural dialogue with communities from 250 villages – CEE and partners Samvaad: A rural dialogue with communities from 250 villages – CEE and partners ESF: Sharing experiences and strategies for ESD with international partners ESF: Sharing experiences and strategies for ESD with international partners