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Home > Sustainable Development - Updated: 08-09-2004 10:44 am
The World Summit on Sustainable Development took place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September.  
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UNESCO was involved in a number of parallel events, side-events and partnership initiatives associated with the World Summit.

The Organization has long been concerned with activities related to sustainable development, contribution to many of the streams of action generated by the UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio in 1992.

UNESCO's contribution to the World Summit built on its mandate in the fields of education, science, culture and communication, and on key documents and events such as the UNESCO Medium Term Strategy for 2002-2007, a resolution of the UNESCO General Conference on the Johannesburg Summit, the UN Millennium Declaration, the World Conference on Higher Education, the Dakar 'Education for All' Forum, the World Conference on Science in Budapest, the World Conference on Culture and Development in Stockholm. more

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News
No sustainable development without education - (UNESCOPRESS)
02-09-2002 10:00 pm Johannesburg – A new vision of education for sustainable development was outlined yesterday by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura, President Gustavo Noboa of Ecuador, President Natsagiin Bagabandi of Mongolia and Education Minister Kader Asmal of South Africa, at a major symposium during the World Summit on Sustainable Development. More

Water is not just a commodity, but a common public good, says UNESCO - (UNESCOPRESS)
29-08-2002 10:00 pm Johannesburg/Paris, August 30 - Preliminary results of the most extensive United Nations undertaking to assess the world’s freshwater resources will be presented on September 3 at the Water Dome (2p.m. to 4.30p.m., rooms 3 and 4) during the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. More

UNESCO launches the world's largest encyclopedia on sustainable developpement - (UNESCO Press)
28-08-2002 10:00 pm Johannesburg/Paris-UNESCO will launch the largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia ever published on sustainable development on September 3, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development. More

Libraries and Sustainable Development - (UNESCO/CI)
28-08-2002 10:00 pm As negotiations on the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg continue, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) asserts that library and information services promote sustainable development by ensuring freedom of access to information. More

Cultural diversity essential for sustainable development, maintains UNESCO - (UNESCOPRESS)
27-08-2002 10:00 pm Johannesburg/Paris – How can we alleviate poverty while promoting cultural and biological diversity? What political and legal measures need to be taken at the national and international levels to promote cultural diversity and protect biodiversity? More

Education for Sustainable Development - (UNESCOPRESS)
26-08-2002 10:00 pm Paris/Johannesburg, August 27 - For sustainable development to become a reality, people everywhere must learn to think and act differently. More

What's the use of Ocean Science? - (UNESCOPRESS)
22-08-2002 10:00 pm Although they hit the headlines, flood, drought and famine are often the results of natural, regular and probably predictable cycles lasting a decade or so. They are infrequent, but not unusual – as are the years of plenty that do not make the front page. More

UNESCO Promotes Cultural Diversity and Education at World Summit on Sustainable Development - (UNESCOPRESS)
21-08-2002 10:00 pm New trade and environmental agreements alone won't alleviate poverty and unbridled consumption, which are wreaking ecological havoc and deepening economic inequalities the world over. More

United Nations Atlas of the Oceans@ - (UNESCO)
04-06-2002 10:00 pm 12adelie100w.jpgAs part of activities marking World Environment Day on 5 June 2002, a ceremony at UNESCO House in Paris served to officially launch the UN Atlas of Oceans - an Internet portal containing a wealth of information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. More


Projects
Asia Pacific Gender Equity in Science and Technology (APGEST)@
Linking modern and indigenous knowledge, UNESCO supports specific technologies and local practices that empower women to combat poverty. >> More

Cities, the Environment and Gender Relations@
UNESCO supports action-research projects that are accompanying local initiatives. >> More

Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs)@
Promotes community empowerment and to addresses the digital divide by combining community broadcasting with Internet and related technologies. >> More

Conexiones@
Conexiones is a computer educational research project in Colombia developed by the EAFIT University and the Pontificia Bolivariana University in Medellin. >> More

Curriculum theme: women and sustainable development@
UNESCO has developed an online teacher education programme to explore ways in which women are working to promote sustainable development in their communities and how these ideas can be integrated into a teaching programme. >> More

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)@
In collaboration with the "Forum for African Women Educationalists" (FAWE), ESD conducted a study on economic activities and technology needs of women farmers and producers in Machakos, Kenya. >> More

Global Problematique Education Network Initiative (GENIe)@
UNESCO launched the Global Problematique Education Network Initiative, otherwise known as GENIe, at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland (Ohio, USA). >> More
UNITWIN/UNESCO CHAIRS Programme

International Central-Asian Environmental Chair – Center of UNESCO Irkutsk Scientific Center RAS, Irkutsk, Russia@
This chair is established within the Irkutsk Scientific Center RAS, and involved in international programmes and contribution to an effective development of the network of Chairs in the universities of Eastern Siberia and abroad. >> More
UNITWIN/UNESCO CHAIRS Programme

Special Project on Scientific, Technical and Vocational Education of Girls in Africa@
UNESCO is developing gender-sensitive teaching material to overcome the barriers to girls' access to and successful completion of scientific, technical and vocational education. >> More

Table of UNESCO TYPE 2 PARTNERSHIPS at the WSSD@
A number of UNESCO programmes and units have been involved in the lead-up to Johannesburg, in discussing and negotiating partnership arrangements with other bodies with shared concerns and intentions. >> More

UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Teacher Education towards Sustainability,@
The purpose of this Chair is to take leadership in developing an international pilot network among existing teacher training institutions, based in part on the results of the UNESCO workshop held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in December 1997. >> More
UNITWIN/UNESCO CHAIRS Programme

United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI)@
UNESCO provides strategic guidelines for Member States on how to strengthen national policies and programmes to ensure women's and girls' right to education. >> More

Women and Gender in Science@
UNESCO seeks to create an enabling policy environment for gender equity in science and technology. >> More

Women in the Media@
UNESCO provides training and technical support for radio programme production to women running community radio stations; radio being a powerful tool for giving voice to women in developing countries and fostering participatory democracies. >> More

World Water Assessment@
UN-wide assessment of freshwater resources is underway, which will culminate in the publication of the first World Water Development Report in early 2003. >> More

Youth, Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles@
In a joint project , UNESCO and UNEP seek to gain better understanding of young people’s consumption patterns and to work with them in promoting more sustainable consumption patterns for the future. >> More
UNESCO / UNEP


Articles
What is sustainable development ? - by UNESCO
01/06/2002 -The term 'sustainable development' was popularised by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in its 1987 report entitled Our Common Future.More

Sustainable Human Development - by UNESCO
01/06/2002 -Since the Earth Summit, sustainable development has been a key theme as a series of United Nations conferences discussing pathways to development.More

Thinking about the Future - by UNESCO
01/06/2002 -No one knows what the future will be, except that it will be very different from what life is today and that decisions about whether the future is a sustainable one or not will depend upon changes in human culture.More

Thinking about Forever - by UNESCO
01/06/2002 -Underlying all our images of a sustainable future is the key principle that sustainability is about 'thinking about forever'.More

A Dynamic Balance - by UNESCO
01/06/2002 -The dynamic balance between cultural differences and this emerging global ethic is a key concept in educating for a sustainable future.More

Why link Gender And Sustainable Development ? - by UNESCO BSP/WGE
Nenek50.jpg14/08/2002 -Sustainable development must be for all, men and women alike.More


Events
UNESCO Events at the World Summit on Sustainable Development@ (Johannesburg; 25-08-2002 10:00 pm - 03-09-2002 10:00 pm )
From 26 August to 4 September 2002 Synoptic calendar More

Educating for a sustainable future: action, commitments and partnerships@ (Summer Place, (located in Zone 1) - Johannesburg; 01-09-2002 10:00 pm - 02-09-2002 10:00 pm )
Parallel Event to the World Summit on Sustainable Development Organized by UNESCO and the South African Ministry of Education More


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Documents
Education for Sustainability - From Rio to Johannesburg: Lessons learnt from a decade of commitment


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