Progress of Global RCE Network and Roadmap for the RCE Community (UNU-IAS) Presented at the 10th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting, 2 November, 2017, New Delhi, India

1. Progress of the Global RCE network
2016-2017
United Nations University
Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
(UNU-IAS)

2. 1. Development of the RCE Network
2. Overview of RCE-related activities implemented since
April 2016
3. Strategic Directions: Roadmap for the RCE Community

3. 2005
7 99 120
2009
74
Mid-Decade Year
Framework for the
UNDESD International
Implementation
Scheme
* Number in Red: Number of RCEs Acknowledged by UNU
2013 20142007 2011
47
DESD Launch
2003 Establishment of ESD Programme at UNU-IAS
2004 Development of the RCE Concept
UNESCO World
Conference on ESD
(Bonn, Germany)
8th International
RCE Conference
(Nairobi, Kenya)
Annual Global
RCE Conference
since 2006
9th International
RCE Conference
(Okayama, Japan)
End of the DESD
UNESCO World
Conference on ESD
(Aichi-Nagoya)
Global Action
Programme on
ESD (GAP)
2008 Emergence of thematic &
strategic networks
2007 Emergence of continental
networks
135
1. Development of the RCE Network
146
2015
Sustainable
Development
Goals (SDGs)
3
RCE
Network
2017
158
and beyond

4. Newly acknowledged RCEs
Global Network:
 158 RCEs worldwide
Asia-Pacific: 58
Europe: 42
Africa and Middle East: 35
Americas: 23
New RCEs:
12 RCEs were acknowledged since April 2016 until now:
Asia-Pacific: Tianjin (China), Jammu, Thiruvananthapuram (India)
Europe: Belarus (Belarus), Bordeaux Aquitaine (France),
Stettiner Haff (Germany), Vojvodina (Serbia)
Africa and Middle East: Zaria (Nigeria), Gauteng (South Africa)
Americas: Peterborough-Kawarthas (Canada),
Borderlands México-USA (Mexico), Georgetown (USA)
RCE
Network
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5. The Global RCE Network
158 RCEs as of October 2017
RCE
Network
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6. 6
RCE Recognition Award 2016
Activities
 10 projects were submitted by RCEs:
(1) Outstanding Flagship Projects: 1 projects
• RCE Srinagar
(2) Acknowledged Flagship Projects: 6 projects
• RCE Greater Pwani
• RCE Greater Eastern Uganda
• RCE Kodagu
• RCE Okayama
• RCE Saskatchewan
• RCE Severn
(3) Honorable Mention: 3 projects
• RCE Chandigarh
• RCE Greater Dhaka
• RCE Minna
 Contents of each project can be checked on the RCE Portal:
https://www.rcenetwork.org/portal/2016-rce-awards-innovative-projects-education-
sustainable-development-esd

7. 2. Overview of RCE-related activities
May 2016 • United Nations Environment Assembly • Nairobi, Kenya
June 2016 • European RCE Meeting
• The 9th AP RCE Meeting
• London, UK
• Cha-am, Thailand
July 2016 • Global GAP Partner Meeting • Paris, France
August 2016 • The 6th African RCE Meeting
• Tokyo International on African
Development (TICAD) VI
• Nairobi, Kenya
October 2016 • Americas RCE Meeting • Curitiba, Brazil
Activities
<The 9th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting> <European RCE Meeting>
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8. 2. Overview of RCE-related activities
November 2016 • The 11th Ubuntu Committee of Peers
for the RCEs (21-22 November)
• The 10th Global RCE Conference (23-25
November)
• Yogyakarta, Indonesia
December 2016 • CBD COP13 • Cancun, Mexico
February 2017 • Japanese RCE Meeting • Nagoya, Japan
March 2017 • Review Forum for the UNESCO Global
Action Programme (GAP) on Education
for Sustainable Development:
Implementation and Innovation
• Ottawa, Canada
Activities
<The 10th Global RCE Conference>
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(Field trip)(Panel Discussion) (Parallel Session – Asia-Pacific)

9. 2. Overview of RCE-related activities
August 2017 • The 7th African RCE Meeting • Lusaka, Zambia
September 2017 • European RCE Meeting
• The 6th Americas RCE Meeting
• Dortmund, Germany
• Vancouver, Canada
November 2017 • The 10th AP RCE Meeting
• Japanese RCE Meeting
• Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on the
Global Action Programme on
Education for Sustainable
Development and Cities
• Delhi, India
• Sapporo, Japan
• Delhi, India
December 2017 • The 12th Ubuntu Committee of Peers
for the RCEs (4 December)
• The 1st RCE Thematic Conference:
Towards Achieving the SDGs
• Okayama, Japan
Activities
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<The 7th African RCE Meeting> <The 6th Americas RCE Meeting>

10. AP RCE Coordinating Committee
Current members (since 2017):
• RCE Penang:
Prof. Munirah Ghazali
• RCE Greater Western Sydney:
Ms. Jen Dollin
• RCE Chennai:
Dr. Karthikeyan Subburaman
• RCE Iskandar:
Dr. Fatin Aliah Phang
• RCE Tongyeong:
Mrs. Su Yeon Park
• RCE Waikato:
Ms. Betsan Martin
• RCE Yogyakarta:
Dr. Puji Astuti
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Activities

11. RCE Portal
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“Search” Function
<Top Page>
“Capacity Building”
• Fellowships & study
grants
• Call for papers or
proposals
• e-learning
• Jobs & internships
etc.
Activities

12. 12
Facebook - Global RCE NetworkActivities

13. Activities
How to access FB for RCEs
 Access Top page
of the RCE Portal
 Click FB Icon at
the bottom
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14. RCE E-Bulletin
 Issued monthly
 Upcoming ESD-related
Events
 Latest News
 Invitations for
collaboration
 New Publications and
Resources
 Created a template for
RCEs to submit an
article to the bulletin
Activities

15. Activities
Submitting an article to the Bulletin
1. RCE Portal- Click “NEWS”, then “RCE
BULLETIN”
2. Click “Submit RCE Bulletin”
3. Fill out the submission form
4. Send it to the Global RCE Service Centre by
15th of every month.

16. Submitting an Annual Report
16
Activities
1. RCE Portal- Click
Community -> Annual
Report -> Create Reports
2. Follow the tutorial to
submit an annual report.

17. RCE-related PublicationsActivities
UNU-IAS Policy Briefs
1. Climate Change Education:
From Critical Thinking to Critical
Action (Dr. Philip Vaughter, 2016)
2. Unmaking Disasters: Education
as a Tool for Disaster Response
and Disaster Risk Reduction (Dr.
Philip Vaughter, 2016)
How to access our Policy Briefs:
1. RCE Portal- Click “Publications”
2. Click “Policy Briefs”

18. SDGs Blog Series at UNU
Posted on the UNU Website
Goal 4 (Education):
Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva
Goal13 (Climate Change):
Dr. Philip Vaughter
URL:
http://unu.edu/globalgoals?utm_
source=home&utm_medium=ca
mpaign&utm_term=article&utm_
content=the-global-
goals&utm_campaign=unu%20ce
ntre
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Activities

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3. Strategic Directions

20. Roadmap for RCEs
RCE Portal: http://www.rce-network.org/portal/unu-ias-roadmap-rce-community-2016-2020 20

21. Roadmap for RCEs
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3 Strategies:
1. Strengthening governance to better coordinate ESD/SD
learning and actions within the RCE Community
2. Enhancing the capacity development of local and regional
stakeholders to contribute to both local and global
sustainable development initiatives
3. Strengthening the impact of actions related to SD/ESD by
linking local and regional SD and ESD debates and
processes with international platforms

22. Roadmap for RCEs
Strategy 1:
Strengthening
governance to
better coordinate
ESD/SD learning
and actions within
the RCE
Community
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23. Roadmap for RCEs
Strategy 2:
Enhancing the
capacity
development of
local and
regional
stakeholders to
contribute to
both local and
global SD
initiatives
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24. Roadmap for RCEs
Strategy 3:
Strengthening the
impact of actions
related to SD/ESD
by linking local and
regional SD and
ESD debates &
processes with
international
platforms
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25. Thank you very much!
For more information, please visit:
UNU-IAS Website (http://ias.unu.edu/en/) &
RCE Online Portal (https://www.rcenetwork.org/portal/)