1. Ongoing Online Consultations
“World We Want 2015” E-discussion on ESD within the thematic consultation on environmental sustainability (ending TODAY 17 May)
Sustainable Development Solutions Network report (10 Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs proposed) (ending 22 May)
ESD post-2014 survey (ending end May)

2. ESD post-2014 survey responses received from 137 (+2) countries (07/05/2013)
Member states 92 (+ 3 blank answers from Gambia, Latvia, Poland )
Key Stakeholders 561 responses received so far from 108 countries + several global networks + a number of individuals

3. Responses from Member States
Africa
Botswana, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo
Arab states
Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

4. Responses from Member States Asia Pacific Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao DPR, Mongolia, Narau, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

5. Responses from Member States
Europe & North America
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK

6. Responses from Member States America and the Caribbean Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

7. Key Stakeholder Survey
561 responses received so far from 108 countries + several global networks + a number of individuals
Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates,
Azerbaijan, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Rep of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam,
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA,
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela,

8. 2014 UNESCO World Conference on ESD (End-of-Decade Conference)

9. Basic Information Title Date and Venue
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
- Learning Today for a Sustainable Future –
Date and Venue
Main Conference: November 2014, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Stakeholder Meetings: 4-8 November 2014, Okayama, Japan
Organizers
UNESCO
Government of Japan 9 9

10. Conference Objectives
1. Celebrating a Decade of Action
“What have we achieved, what are the lessons learnt?”
2. Reorienting Education to Build a Better Future for All
“How does ESD reinforce quality education?”
3. Accelerating Action for Sustainable Development
“How are sustainability challenges addressed through ESD?”
4. Setting the Agenda for ESD beyond 2014
“What are the strategies for our common future?” 10 10

11. Participants Participants will include:
Representatives of Member States
NGOs, academia, private sector, and individual experts
Youths
UN agencies
A total of 1,000 participants from all regions is expected. 11 11

12. Draft Overview of Events
Official conference programme
High-level segment
Plenary sessions
Workshops
Side events
Exhibitions
Exhibition of ESD Good Practice Projects
Poster Exhibition space
Exhibition space for Member States and other stakeholders 12 12

13. Workshop Themes Cluster I: Celebrating a Decade of Action
This opening cluster will showcase successful initiatives and inspiring cases in the following areas:
ESD concept
ESD policy
Contribution of ESD in meeting the internationally-agreed development goals
Development of local initiatives and multi-stakeholder networks for ESD
Innovative teaching and learning approaches to ESD
Mobilizing partnerships for ESD
Monitoring and evaluation of the DESD and ESD 13 13

14. Workshop Themes
Cluster II: Reorienting Education to Build a Better Future for All
This cluster discusses ESD as an integral element of quality education in the following areas:
Early childhood care and education
Primary and secondary education
Higher education and research
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)/ Green skills
Teacher education
Non-formal and community learning
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
Innovative learning spaces and opportunities for ESD
ESD as a new vision of education 14 14

15. Workshop Themes
Cluster III: Accelerating Action for Sustainable Development
This cluster discusses ESD as a critical lever for advancing policies and practices in:
Water and sanitation
Oceans
Energy
Health
Agriculture and food security
Biodiversity
Climate change
Disaster risk reduction (DRR)
Sustainable consumption and production (SCP)
Green economy in the context of poverty eradication
Sustainable cities and human settlements 15 15

16. Workshop Themes Cluster IV: Setting the Agenda for ESD beyond 2014
This closing cluster articulates the post-2014 ESD framework in relation to:
Promoting holistic 21st–century competencies
Integrating ESD in policy at different levels
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Role of local initiatives in advancing ESD
Whole-institution approaches to ESD
Catalyzing support for ESD
Monitoring and reporting frameworks of ESD beyond 2014 16 16

17. Expected outcomes
DESD successes celebrated; lessons learnt identified;
ESD contributions to quality education identified;
ESD contributions to accelerate sustainable development identified;
Post-2014 ESD programme launched, and political and voluntary commitments to the programme shared. 17 17

18. Guiding Questions
What activities within the Asia-Pacific region lead up to the conference?
Regional inputs for the outcome document of the conference?
Recommendations for further possible outcomes of the World Conference? 18 18