Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World

Leadership will be dependent on Sustainability

Sustainability is dependent on Education

A Sustainable Future will be dependent on both

DESD 2005 -2014 UNESCO’s Action Goals

The 7th International Conference: "Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World" the LEARNING TEACHER NETWORK, Berlin, Germany; January 27-29, 2011

Deficits with Implementing ESD: Results of an International Survey on UNESCO's Action Goals and Approaches to these Issues, Dieter Grosspresented on Jan. 28th,2011 in Berlin

Deficits with Implementing ESD: Results of an International Survey on UNESCO's Action Goals

and Approaches to these Issues Dieter Gross

A LOSTDECADE?

ACTION GOALS2009

STRATEGY GOALS2010

DESD2014/15SURVEY

© all slides : Dieter Gross

UNESCO’s

presented on Jan. 28th,2011 in Berlin

Wavelets toward GOALS do not break,

but waves with varied heights do!these results allow a prioritized ranking

A B

UNESCO’s ACTION (2009) and STRATEGY GOALS (2010)

Just a footnote: breaking waves clean greenhouse gases!

Global Environmental Research Vol. 14 No. 2/2010Education for Sustainable Development : Promises and Challengeshttp://www.desd.sustain-future.org/GER_drivers%20and%20barriers.htm

Drivers and Barriers to Implementing ESD with Focus on UNESCO’s Action and Strategy Goals for the Second Half of the Decade D. GROSS & S. NAKAYAMA

from bottom to top

ActionGoalsat policylevel

ActionGoalsat practicelevel

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Surveyby

expertsThere is a need

to prioritize the

Action Goals

because an abundance

of equally important goals

does not show how to

act successfully

nearfuture

2014DESD

and beyond

UNESCO World

Conference DESD

Bonn Declaration

2009

10% - 100%

Survey Europe Asia Africa LA NA Oceania All

Action Goals 09

65 23 3 7 8 5 111Filter 34 13

Japan

UNESCO‘s ACTION GOALS

10

20

30

40

50

% respondents

climate change

60

70

UNESCO‘s ACTION GOALS

NGO

scientificcommunity

Youth trainingbusinessleaders

gender equality

media adequate resources

Percentage of respondents judging that each of the UNESCO Action Goals will be realized at a level of 60 % or more international

European Japanese

SATISFACTORY

UNSATISFACTORY

Nearly Satisfactory

Climate Change

all

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

111

3413

To strengthen ESD by focussing on climate change 40,778,1%

81,4%

84,7%

media and climate change

Increase public awareness and understanding about sustainable developmentand ESD, by mainstreaming and expanding the learning and insights gained in the firstfive years of the UN DESD into public awareness policies and programmes andvarious forms of informal learning.

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

28,1

MEDIA; Survey: total 111 , Europe 34 Japan 13

23,6Are the media the signposts and catalysts to sustainability?

About 60% of all respondents think = will be realized only to 50% and less

Approaches that involve the Scientific Community

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Surveytotal 100/111 Europe 31/34 Japan 13/13

all respondents 55%

This goal will be realized to 60% and more

European 71,1%

Japanese 30,8 %

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

DESD 2014

青年

設計および ESDの実施に関与する若者

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

91/111 Europe 27/ 34 Japan 13/13

Involve youth in the design and implementation of ESD. Engage the commitment, solidarity and potential of youth and their organisations and networks in enhancing ESD. Foster young people’s ownership of ESD questions and issues.

DESD 2014青年

設計および ESDの実施に関与する若者

Involve youth in the design and implementation of ESD

54 %66 %46%

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Survey

total 91 , Europe 27 , Japan 13

ESD should actively promote gender equality, as well as create conditions and strategies that enable women to share knowledge and experience of bringing about social change

and human well-being

more than 60% international = 44,0 % European = 40,7 % Japanese = 46,2 %

10% 20% 30%

5

10

15

20

25

30

40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

GENDER EQUALITY, evaluated by female and male respondents

28% of the females think this will be realized to 50%

28% of females think:

this will be realized to

60% and more

54% of males think: this will be realized to 60% and more

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MEN’S VIEW

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

The first Stock Exchange in Europe, 1309 Bruges

Develop and implementESD through coordinated policies that also involve business and the corporate sector

99/11130/3413/13

X

38,5

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

ESD should become an integral part of training of leaders in business industry, trade union, non-profit and voluntary organizations, and the public services

globalcompetitiveness

“ESD should, possibly in connectionwith the rise of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), become an integral part in the training of leaders in business and industry. The latter has been little emphasized in the DESD so far”UNESCO, 2009

Adequate resources

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

raise publicawareness

Action Goal (c) of UNESCO’s Declaration for the Second Half of the DESD: Mobilize adequate resources and funding in favour of ESD, in particular through integrating into national development policy and budgetary frameworks;

Europe: 31/34

Japan 13/13

All:103/111 22,8 % of respondents/ 60% and more

77,2 % of respondents/ 50% and less

In most countries across the world, the availability of public budgets and/or economic incentives is either non-existent or minimal at best …raising funds for ESD activities and projects is key to ensure the successful achievement of the DESD, UNESCO 2009

A New Era of SustainabilityUN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study 2010

Europe 439

Americas 156 Asia Pacific 113

Africa & Middle East 58

93% of CEOs believe that sustainability issues will be critical to the future success of their business.

North America 59 %Latin America 78%

48 % very important

57%

60%

Middle East & North Africa 22%

766CEOs

“Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World”

CEOs ‘ Survey 2010

Which of the following global development issues are the most criticalto address for the future success of your business?

POVERTY

DIVERSITY AND GENDER EQUALITY ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER 26%

FOOD SECURITY 22% HIV/AIDS AND OTHER DISEASES 6%

EDUCATION

CLIMATE CHANGE 66%

72%

51%

32%

EDUCATION 3 purposes:

to ensure sustained economic development

to renew the workforcecapabilities

to equip leaders with the abilityto manage sustainability issues

enabling conditions:

educational reforms that create sustainability skills andmindsets in executives and workforces

training of managers

shape educational curricula

EDUCATIONBUSINESS

E UCATION

BUSIN SS

D E

INTERSECTION

4 KEY AREAS

UNESCO‘s Strategy Goals 2010-2015

A) Enhancing synergies with different education and development initiatives and strengthening partnerships among ESD stakeholders

B) Developing and strengthening capacities for ESD

C) Building, sharing and applying ESD-related knowledge

D) Advocating for ESD, and increasing awareness and understanding of sustainability

unsatisfactory

satisfactory

10

20

30

40

50

% respondents

60

70

UNESCO‘s Strategy Goals

ESD: higher education

Internationalcooperation

teacher education/practice

teacher educationinstitutions

teacher evaluateESD processes

approaches: business

ESD policies

Percentage of respondents judging that each of the UNESCO Strategy Goals will be realized at a level of 60 % or more

international

European

Japanese SATISFACTORY

UNSATISFACTORY

Encourage and enhance scientific excellence, research and new knowledgedevelopment for ESD through the involvement of higher education institutions and research networks in ESD

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Japanese 38,0% International 50,6%European 74,0%

of the respondents think this will be realized to 60% and more

RC

E

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Surveytotal 97 , Europe 29 , Japan 13

Develop and strengthen existing international cooperation for ESD that respect cultural diversity

ALL: nearly satisfactory

EUROPE: satisfactory

JAPAN: unsatisfactory

42,2%

58.5%

38,5%

5

10

15

20

25

30

% respondents

10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Surveytotal 92 , Europe 27 , Japan 13

To support teachers to evaluate ESD processes

34,840,738,5

This goal will be realized to 60% and more

# That sustainable development is taken seriously at all levels, but particularly at the centers of political and economic power. If those sectors are refocused under a sustainability perspective, ESD won`t have an uphill battle anymore,

Switzerland

What is most urgent to solve at the policy level ?

The roadmap for the Second Half of the Decade

ESD

83 comments, 25.09.09

How to awake and strengthen public awareness on ESD? 86 comments, 25.09.09

Roadmap

ESD

# I don’t think UNESCO has had significant impact on things, at least as far as is apparent in headlines. Perhaps behind the scenes there have been pressures usefully brought to bear,

UK

# I am not sure public awareness is key. The history of Environmental Education shows that awareness does not necessarily lead to action. The deal is to practice sustainability on all levels,

Switzerland

Results

EVALUATION OF UNESCO’s ACTION and STRATEGY GOALS by 111 experts

Summary: SURVEY (big picture)UNESC’s Goals:satisfactory international results

gender equality

*Youth engage the commit-ment, solidarity and potential of youth and their organisations and networks in enhancing ESD

***integrate ESD by involving NGOs and development partners

** approaches that involve the

scientific communities

****global syndromes:strengthening ESD by focussing on climate change: 78% of respondentsthink will be realized to 60% and more

Action Goals: these are dependent on promotion and support because they will be realized to less than a half

business and corporate sector

at the national level

integrate ESD/ curricula

civil society, implement ESD

adequate resources

media

curricula /integrated and systemic

media

business

Drivers

e.g. climate change ESD networking youth NGOsscientific communities

refocussing by priority ranking

Booster public awareness policies

training of business leaders

STRATEGY

public awareness policies

*** ESD networking

Summary: SURVEY (to-do list)

WHAT TO DO?

There is no real rethinking of education

Specific Barriers

no support by administration

Lack of political will and financial resources

DEFICITS

The public has not been linked to the process of implementing ESD

raise public awareness by making use of the trained mediaand form partnership with other stakeholders: especially at the centers of economic power

training of administrators and reformof teacher education towards ESD - focus on systemic thinking

Current Addendum: UNESCO global report on ESD, 2009

lackllack of human and financial resources difficulties in making linkages with ESD weak inter-sectoral collaboration

lack of appropriate tools for ESD and difficulties in assessing ESD

DESD 2014

ACTION GOALS

GERMANY JAPANEVALUATION and REVISION

permanent : in curricula and training of teachers

STRATEGY GOALS

ESD: successes, efficiency, greater visibility

international exchange: esp. North - South

DISSEMINATION

FOSTERING CLOSER ALLIANCESGlobal Promotion of ESD

Governmental Goals for the Second Half of the DESD

employers have to be won

What is new?

2014

From hereto …

2011

2012

2013

2014

A DISENTCHANTMENT

There is no performance-oriented DESD/ lack of priority goals

The interim results do not suggest that the goals will be realized till 2014

2 DECADES!

FINAL COMMENT