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Eighth meeting of the UNECE Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development and regional consultation meeting jointly organized with UNESCO. Geneva, 21 – 22 March 2013
Posted on: 5 April 2013
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This is the eighth session of the Steering Committee of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development. The session comprised two segments: (a) the general meeting of the Steering Committee for Education for Sustainable Development; and (b) a joint segment with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The general meeting of the Steering Committee for Education for Sustainable Development focused on the progress made and the experiences of countries in implementing the Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development since the seventh meeting, in particular with regard to advancing the three priority action areas. The Steering Committee also considered activities to be implemented until the ninth Steering Committee meeting, as well as how to promote ESD on the regional level after the third phase of implementation. The regional consultations jointly organized with UNESCO addressed the final assessment of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014) and its follow-up.
Future cities
Posted on: 27 March 2013
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This supplement, published in the Times newspaper of 26 March 2013, looks at creating cities which are fit for the future.
Sustainable development goals for people and planet
Posted on: 27 March 2013
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Following up from recent UN meetings on the definition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a group of international scientists have published an article in Nature magazine arguing for a set of six SDGs that link poverty eradication to protection of Earth’s life support.
Rebalancing Asia: Implications for inclusive green growth. London, 13 March 2013
Posted on: 27 March 2013
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This event, jointly hosted by the ODI and the Tokyo-based Asian Development Bank Institute, considered inclusive green growth and regional cooperation in Asia. Panellists reflected on the transformations currently taking place in Asia, as the continent attempts to move away from its traditional export-led growth model, and the implications this has for public and private investment in inclusive green growth. Presentations are available online.
Analysing opportunities and threats for low-income countries, and the business case for low carbon investment
Posted on: 22 March 2013
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This report we presents emerging Overseas Development Institute research findings showcasing examples of firms in low income countries at the forefront of green production and low carbon competitiveness, and examines the key opportunities and challenges arising in the energy, manufacturing, tourism and forestry sectors. The report also discusses how policymakers and donors can support these private sector efforts in ways that will underpin low carbon growth.
Sustainable development goals for people and planet
Posted on: 22 March 2013
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The United Nations Rio+20 summit in Brazil in 2012 committed governments to create a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) that would be integrated into the follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after their 2015 deadline. The authors of this article, published in Nature, argue that the protection of the earth’s life-support system and poverty reduction must be the twin priorities for SDGs. It is not enough simply to extend MDGs, as some are suggesting, because humans are transforming the planet in ways that could undermine development gains.
3S (Science, Society and Sustainability) Working Papers
Posted on: 20 March 2013
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The 3S Research Group, based in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia, focuses on critical social science approaches to researching the social and political dimensions of environment and sustainability issues. Launched in 2012, the Group publishes a series of working papers which, to date, cover topics such as community energy; science, climate change and democracy; technologies of participation; understanding energy use in the home; alternative economic geographies; grassroots innovations; and issues of politics in science policy.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the UK: Current status, best practice and opportunities for the future
Posted on: 19 March 2013
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This policy brief provides an account of the current status of ESD across the UK. It draws on evidence from independent experts from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and sets out some of the characteristics of best practice and an analysis of future opportunities for enhancing the core role of education and learning in the pursuit of a more sustainable future.
Sustainable Development Goals e-Inventory
Posted on: 13 March 2013
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Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and partners has launched the Sustainable Development Goals e-Inventory, a new online tool to crowdsource proposals on global goals for the post-2015 period. The SDG e-Inventory provides all stakeholders with a platform to outline and disseminate their experiences of, research on and recommendations for global goals. This information can then be used to inform the intergovernmental process on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Rethinking cities: Framing the future. Barcelona, 8-10 October 2012
Posted on: 13 March 2013
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The 6th Urban Research and Knowledge Symposium sought to contribute and inform policy choices that can help policymakers manage potential economic efficiency, environmental sustainability and social equity tradeoffs associated with urbanization. The Symposium was organized by The World Bank in partnership with the City of Barcelona and some key partners, and provided a global forum for urban stakeholders, and all who are interested in cities, to discuss and exchange knowledge on urban matters of how to make policy choices under resource constraints and uncertainty that will minimise lock-in and path dependency at later stages of urban development. This site provides information on the background, program, and speakers. You can also download the research and policy papers prepared for and presented during the Symposium.
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