UNESCO is co-sponsoring the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education on 24-28 November 2007 in Ahmedabad, India. Some 1500 participants are expected.
Environmental Education (EE) has evolved considerably since the first inter governmental Conference held at Tbilisi in 1977. With the launch of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development there is also a need to reformulate EE in the context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD).
The Fourth International Conference on Environmental Education being held at Ahmedabad will be an ideal forum to look at EE - the foundation for ESD and bridge the gaps between these two since this is vital to travel on the road to sustainability. The Conference will also meet the urgent need to bring together the Governments of various nations as well as the innumerable non-governmental organisations that work on EE and ESD issues onto a common forum to reformulate EE programs with ESD-related considerations and in the context of the Decade.
Conference Objectives
The Conference will serve as a forum which will reformulate EE to support ESD and help bridge gaps; share good practices and experiences in ESD anddevelop strategies for progressing ESD in the world. It will also help set the roadmap for progress through the DESD.
Participant Profile
It is expected that the conference would have around 1500 participants. Since ESD is about interdependent systems efforts will be made to get representation from diverse fields including environment, health, water and sanitation, human rights, gender, peace, citizenship, social justice and others, civil society / NGOs, corporates, academics, and media.
Expected Outcomes
The expected outcomes of the Conference include a review of the progress of EE to support ESD and setting global agenda for progress through theDESD. As a result of the Conference it is expected that there will be increased networking and fostering of partnerships among multiple stakeholders for EE and ESD, the creation of an effective forum for exchange of knowledge and experiences in the field and the development of sectoral strategies and action plans with timeframe for key priority concerns - regional, stakeholder-wise and thematic.
Contact Address:
4th ICEE Secretariat
Centre for Environment Education
Nehru Foundation for Development
Thaltej Tekra, Ahmedabad 380054
Ph : 91 79 2685 8027
Fax : 91 79 2685 8010
E-mail : tbilisiplus30@ceeindia.org
Web : http://www.tbilisiplus30.org
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