Transcript BASEL CONVENTION 1989

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES
IN ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION: Perspectives from the
JPOI and the Framework for a
Draft Implementation Scheme on the
DESD
THE UNITED NATIONS
MANDATE:
“…to promote higher standards of
living, full employment and
conditions of economic and social
progress and development.”
WHAT THE UN DOES
For Peace:
* Disarmament
* Peacemaking
* Peace-building
* Peacekeeping
WHAT THE UN DOES
• For Justice, Human Rights
&International Law
* Human Rights
* International Law
* Ending Impunity
WHAT THE UN DOES
For Humanitarian Assistance:
* Emergency Assistance
* Humanitarian Response
WHAT THE UN DOES
For Development:
* Setting the Agenda
* Assistance for Development
* Pooling Resources
THE UN
plays a crucial role in international
consensus building on actions for
development.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
Sets priorities and goals for development
through a series of “10-year International
Development Strategies” also known as the
“Development Decade(s).”
THE UN
has been responsible for formulating new key development
objectives such as: sustainable
development, advancement of
women,
human
rights,
environmental protection and good
governance and programmes to
achieve them.
UN Mandate
UN promotes consensus
building
GA sets priorities & goals
thru 10-yr IDS
World Conferences
UN formulates new key dev’t.
objectives & programmes
The Millenium Development Goals
* Halving extreme poverty and hunger
* Achieving universal primary
education
* Promoting gender equality
* Reducing under-five mortality by 2/3
The Millenium Development
Goals
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Reducing maternal mortality by ¾
Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria
&TB
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Developing a global partnership for
development, with targets for aid, trade
& debt relief
WORLD CONFERENCES:
Meant to identify practical ways of solving global
problems in a range of areas-education (1990),
environment and development (1992), human rights
(1993) population and development (1994), social
development (1995), human settlements (1996), etc..
CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT
Stockholm, 1972
Framework for Environmental Action
Governing Council for Environmental Programs
Environment Secretariat
Environment Fund
VIENNA CONVENTION
MONTREAL PROTOCOL
1987
BASEL CONVENTION
1989
EARTH SUMMIT
Rio de Janeiro, 1992
Agenda 21
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Convention on Biodiversity
Forest principles
KYOTO PROTOCOL
DEC., 1997
ROTTERDAM
CONVENTION
SEPT., 1998
WSSD
2002
POPs CONVENTION
MAY 2001
THE EARTH SUMMIT IN
RIO IN 1992
• Produced the Agenda 21 whose Chapter
36 was on : Promoting Education, Public
Awareness and Training
• Programme Areas are on:
* reorienting education towards
sustainable development
* increasing public awareness
* promoting training
WORLD SUMMIT ON
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Produced the “Johannesburg Plan of
Implementation”
• Which is envisioned to build on the
UNCED outcomes and completely
achieve the Earth Summit’s goals
• Which emphasized the critical role of
education in sustainable development.
Specifically, the JPOI
emphasized:
• The need for the bilateral and multilateral
donors to complement the efforts of national
governments in:
** meeting the MDG of achieving universal primary
education by 2015
** providing financial assistance &support to
education, research,public awarenessprogrammes,etc…
** addressing the impact of HIV/AIDs on the
educational system of countries seriously affected
** allocating resources for basic education as
proposed by the Dakar Framework for Action on
Education for all
Specifically, the JPOI
emphasized:
** Eliminating gender disparity in primary
&secondary education by 2005
** Integrating sustainable development into all levels
of the educational system
** Developing, monitoring and reviewing education
action plans and programmes at the national,subnational and local levels reflecting the Dakar
Framework for Action
** Providing all community members with a wide
range of formal &non-formal continuing educational
opportunities, incl. volunteer community service
programmes
** Supporting the use of education to promote sustainable
development by : a.) integrating information &
communications technology in school curriculum
development; b.) promoting affordable & increased
access to programmes for students , c.) continuing to
implement the work programme of the Commission on
Sustainable Development on education for SD; and d.)
recommending to the UN General Assembly that it
consider a decade of education from sustainable
development, starting in 2005.
UN DECADE FOR SD
( 2005-2014)
* recommended by the WSSD to the
UNGA
* adopted by the UNGA through
Resolution 57/254 in December,2002
* UNESCO was designated lead agency
and was requested to develop a draft
international implementation scheme
THE UN DECADE OF
EDUCATION FOR SD
Aims to:
promote education as a basis for a more
sustainable human society & integrate
sustainable development into education
systems at all levels.
FOUR MAJOR THRUSTS:
• Promotion & improvement of basic
education
• Reorienting existing education
programmes
• Developing public awareness and
understanding of sustainability
• Training
UN Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development: Framework
for a Draft International
Implementation Scheme
CONTENTS:
* Preamble
* Sect.1: Education for Sustainable
Development
* Sect.II: A Partnership Approach to the
DESD
* Sect.III: Initiating the DESD
PREAMBLE
Provides premises like:
* Rationale for the framework, I.e. directive
from the UNGA to UNESCO as lead agency to
develop the framework
* linkages with the other international
education priorities, e.g. Dakar Framework for
Action and the UN Literacy Decade
SECTION I
• Elaborates the nature of education for
sustainable development, clarifying its links to
other international education processes &
priorities
• Highlights the synergistic nature of SD &
education & the priority areas of poverty
alleviation,gender equality, health promotion,
conservation & protection of the natural
resource base, etc…
SECTION II
• Describes the partnership approach to
the development of the draft
implementation scheme for the DESD
• Outlines a range of possible strategies for
enhancing participation, ownership
&commitment by partners in the Decade
• Emphasizes support for initatives at the
local level.
SECTION III
• Concludes the framework with a
proposed schedule of activities which will
catalyze world society for the DESD,
from July,2003-December,2005.
• Activities are organized into: a.)
communication & advocacy and b.)
building momentum, partnerships and
support for the Decade.
How do we make education
work for sustainable
development?
• If SD requires: a.) recognition of the challenge,
b.) collective responsibility &leadership, c.)
acting with determination,and d.) indivisibility
of human dignity
• Education provides skills for: a.) learning to
know, b.)learning to live together,c.)learning to
do, and d.) learning to be.
Proposed Focus of the
Framework in the Four
Domains of Education
• Basic Education – Sharing knowledge,
skills,values & perspectives through a lifetime
of learning, I.e. encouraging public
participation & community decisionmaking.
• Re-orienting Existing Education ProgramsReview of existing curricula to develop
transdisciplinary understandings of social,
economic and environmental sustainability;
Review of recommended &mandated
approaches to teaching, learning & assessment
• Developing public awareness &understanding
of sustainability-Widespread community
education & a responsible media committed to
encouraging an informed & active citizenry.
• Training-Vocational & professional training for
the workforce within business & industry to
enable them to make decisions & perform their
work in a sustainable manner.
Linking DESD, EFA & the
UNLD: Key Themes
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Overcoming Poverty
Gender Equality
Health Promotion
Environmental Conservation & Protection
Rural Transformation
Human Rights
Inter-cultural Understanding & Peace
Sustainable Production & Consumption
Cultural Diversity
Information & Communication Technologies
Developing Partnerships for
the DESD
• Vision-a two-pronged vision; first, the
overall vision of ESD to which all
partners subscribe and second, the
particular vision for ESD within the
partners’ own aims, concerns &
programmes
• Demonstration Activities- development of
demonstration activities and programmes for
adaptation in locally relevant & culturally
appropriate ways.
• Networking- As ESD concerns all kinds of
educational structures & learning situations,
modelling of these processes would be critical
for spelling out the whys and hows of building
partnerships.
THE UN SYSTEM IN THE
PHILIPPINES
• Is currently in the process of synchronizing and
harmonizing programmes and interventions
• Is in the process of producing a new UNDAF
(UN Development Framework) based on a
Common Country Assessment (CCA).
• Will produce their respective Country
Programme Documents (CPDs) and Country
Action Plans.
How the UN Agencies
Collaborate Locally: the
UNDAF
• The UN Development Assistance
Framework is the common strategic
framework for the operational activities
of the UN system at the country level.
The UNDAF:
• Forges agreement on a rights-based
strategic & results driven support of the
UN system to country led efforts to
achieve national priorities & goals within
the MDG context.
• Generates greater synergy & sharper
focus of programmes &projects
supported by the UN agencies.
• Ensures greater long term impact of the UN
system development cooperation in terms of
domestic capacity development & sustainability
of results.
• Integrates crisis/conflict prevention &
peacebuilding into development cooperation.
• Ensures better mitigation planning & disaster
preparedness to address natural disasters and
man-made crisis.
• Ensures more efficient use of available
UN resources & mobilization of
additional resources through strategic
partnerships with other development
partners.
• Provides a common plan and mechanism
to monitor & evaluate the effectiveness of
the UN system cooperation.
THE FORTHCOMING UNDAF
IN THE PHILIPIPPINES:
• Resulted from the Common Country
Assessment (CCA) process
• Will work in 5 thematic areas:
* Governance
* Basic Social Services
* Environment
* Peace & Development
* Economic Growth & Poverty Reduction
THE UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
• At the forefront of UN efforts to bring
social & economic progress
• The UN’s largest provider of grants for
sustainable human development
• Works in 174 countries and territories to
facilitate technical cooperation and
eradicate poverty
SUBSTANTIVE FOCUS
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Democratic Governance
Poverty Reduction
Crisis Prevention & Recovery
Energy & Environment
Information &Communications
Technology
• HIV/AIDS
THE UNDP IN THE PHILIPPINES
WORKS IN THE AREAS OF….
• Creating an Enabling Environment:
Poverty Reduction Through Good
Governance
• Empowerment of the Poor
• Ensuring Environmental Sustainability
• Establishing the Foundations for Peace &
Development
THE SECOND COUNTRY
COOPERATION FRAMEWORK
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
• Outlines the agreement between the
UNDP & the GoP through the NEDA
• Reflects the results & recommendations
from the review of the previous CCF
• Builds on existing partnerships
• Underpinned by crosscutting issues like
human rights & gender
• Institutionalizes results orientation
THE PORTFOLIO ON ENSURING
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
Supports 2 Outcomes:
* Strengthened, rationalized and effectively
implemented environment & natural resources
policies, frameworks & plans
* Streamlined ENR services and strengthened
sustainable development planning and
implementation capacity
PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS
• TRAC Funded Programmes
* ENR Framework Development
* EPIC (Environmental Programme for Industry
Competitiveness)
* MSD (Mainstreaming Sustainable Development)
* National Coastal & Marine Strategy
* Updating the Forestry Master Plan
* Updating the Tourism Master Plan
PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS
• Global Environment Facility- Climate
Change
* Capacity Building for Renewable Energy
Development (CBRED)
* Enabling Activity for Climate Change
* Palawan New & Renewable Energy &
Livelihood Support Program
* Philippine Efficient Lighting Market
Transformation Project
PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS
• Global Environment Facility- Biodiversity
* Samar Island Biodiversity Project
* Bohol Marine Triangle
* Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park & World
Heritage Site
*Sustainable Management of Mount Isarog
* Enabling Activity on Biodiversity
* Phil. Indigenous Crops & Wild Relatives
* National Capacity Self Assessment
PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS
• Global Environment Facility- Other
Focal Areas
* Partnerships in Environmental Management for the
Seas of East Asia
* Demonstration of Viability & Removal of Barriers
that Impede Adoption & Effective Implementation of
Available, Non-Combustion Technologies for
Destroying POPs
* Enabling Activity on POPs
PROGRAMMES &PROJECTS
• Small Grants Programmes
* GEF-RNE Small Grants Programme
* SGP for Operations to Promote Tropical Forestry in
Asia
* SGP-Community Management of Protected Areas
Conservation (COMPACT)
PROGRAMMES & PROJECTS
• Others
* Community-Based Ecological Solid Wastes
Management in MetroManila
* Public -Private Sector Convergence for Solid Wastes
Co-Governance in Urban Poor Areas
* Environmental Protection in Support of the
Livelihood Programme Component in the Lake Lanao
Area
* River Basin & Watershed Management Programme
in Liguasan Marsh
*Multi-Purpose Pilot Photovoltaic Wind Turbine
System for Rural Electrification in the Philippines
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