Asia-Pacific Contributions to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

Autor/inn/en	Tilbury, Daniella; Janousek, Sonja
Titel	Asia-Pacific Contributions to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 1 (2007) 1, S.133-141 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0973-4082
DOI	10.1177/097340820700100122
Schlagwörter	Conferences (Gatherings); Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Regional Planning; Regional Programs; Reflection; Strategic Planning; Sustainability; Best Practices; Change Strategies; Profiles; International Organizations; Asia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Regionalplanung; Regional program; Regional programme; Regionalprogramm; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Nachhaltigkeit; Lösungsstrategie; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Asien
Abstract	The concept of a United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD) has its roots in the Asia-Pacific. Arguably, so far, more countries within the Asia-Pacific have engaged in advancing the DESD agenda than any other region in the world. This paper focuses on regional, sub-regional and national efforts to promote learning for sustainable development under the banner of DESD. Most of the efforts have served to promote the concept through launches, conferences and meetings of experts and practitioners in ESD. There is now a need to turn these meetings into opportunities for critical reflection about how to improve and extend current best practice and to reach out to those stakeholders who are yet to engage with this agenda. The paper argues that the successful implementation of the DESD requires long-term strategic efforts that will motivate engagement beyond 2014. Monitoring progress and assessing achievements will improve decision making and action taking, and will deliver key strategic out-comes sought through the Decade. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10