UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

10/25/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/26/2021 00:21

Regional Exchange Programme on Promoting Community-based ESD Initiative (Hiratsuka, Japan/online)

Within the framework of the ESDfor2030 road map, UNESCO had partnered with ACCU to promote best practices and knowledge sharing in community-based Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Aligned with the ESDfor2030 framework for action one of the five core thematic areas in ESD for 2030 is the community-based actions and initiatives in ESD. ESD has been recognized as playing a significant role in pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. In this regard and given the current COVID-19 pandemic globally, demands for collective learning on policy-making, best practices, policy dialogue and research have been rapidly among ESD practitioners, experts and trainers of trainers working for the community education and development.