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UNESCO's role, vision and challenges for the UN decade of education for sustainable development (2005-2014) Year of publication: 2006 Corporate author: UNESCO This document elaborates on UNESCO's role in guiding the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), its vision and challenges for the DESD. 
Proposed thematic programme on water education within the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014) Year of publication: 2006 Corporate author: International Hydrological Programme (IHP) Water education is a very important component of UNESCO’s overall effort in water, including within the International Hydrological Programme. The UNESCO Executive Board has called for a UNESCO-wide strategy for water education at all levels. This document reviews the evolution of water education within UNESCO, and draws attention to the Draft Action Plan for the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), which includes 12 Thematic Programmes one of which would be devoted to “Education for Sustainable Water Management”. The IHP would be expected to play an important role in such a UNESCO-wide effort for water education. 
Proposition de programme thématique sur l'éducation relative à l'eau dans le cadre de la décennie des Nations Unies pour L'Education au Service du Développement Durable (DEDD, 2005-2014) Year of publication: 2006 Corporate author: International Hydrological Programme (IHP) Water education is a very important component of UNESCO’s overall effort in water, including within the International Hydrological Programme. The UNESCO Executive Board has called for a UNESCO-wide strategy for water education at all levels. This document reviews the evolution of water education within UNESCO, and draws attention to the Draft Action Plan for the UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), which includes 12 Thematic Programmes one of which would be devoted to “Education for Sustainable Water Management”. The IHP would be expected to play an important role in such a UNESCO-wide effort for water education. Media as partners in education for sustainable development: a training and resource kit Year of publication: 2008 Author: Eleanor Bird | Richard Lutz | Christine Warwick Corporate author: UNESCO Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development addresses issues that are being discussed on the social, economic and environmental fronts. It does not pretend to know all the answers, but draws on existing experience and recommends resources for further inquiry and research. It encourages the media to engage in public participation and to debate improvements that can lead to sustainable development. It also seeks to contribute to media awareness and understanding of sustainability, as outlined by the Agenda 21 Plan of Action for all nations endorsed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Les médias, partenaires de l'éducation au développement durable: kit de formation et de référence Year of publication: 2008 Author: Eleanor Bird | Richard Lutz | Christine Warwick Corporate author: UNESCO Media as Partners in Education for Sustainable Development addresses issues that are being discussed on the social, economic and environmental fronts. It does not pretend to know all the answers, but draws on existing experience and recommends resources for further inquiry and research. It encourages the media to engage in public participation and to debate improvements that can lead to sustainable development. It also seeks to contribute to media awareness and understanding of sustainability, as outlined by the Agenda 21 Plan of Action for all nations endorsed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Education for sustainable development and the millennium development goals Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide a universal framework for development, agreed to by all UN Member States in 2000. They provide a means for developing countries and development partners to work together in pursuit of a sustainable future. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) can contribute to the achievement of all the MDGs. It can help governments and development partners to ensure that capacity exists for achieving the MDGs. ESD provides learning goals that help to achieve the MDGs. Education for sustainable development and the millennium development goals Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO Les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD) constituent un cadre universel pour le développement, convenu par tous les États membres de l'ONU en 2000. Ils fournissent un moyen pour les pays et les partenaires au développement en développement à travailler ensemble à la poursuite d'un avenir durable. Éducation pour le Développement Durable (EDD) peut contribuer à la réalisation de tous les OMD. Il peut aider les gouvernements et les partenaires de développement afin de garantir que la capacité existe pour la réalisation des OMD. EDD fournit des objectifs qui contribuent à la réalisation des OMD d'apprentissage. Discours de M. Koïchiro Matsuura, Directeur général de l'UNESCO, à l'occasion de la cérémonie d'ouverture de la Conférence Mondiale de l'UNESCO sur l'Education pour le Développement Durable: S'engager dans la seconde moitié de la Décennie Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 1999-2009 (Matsuura, K.) This address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development: Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade, was delivered on his behalf by Mr Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education; Bonn, Germany, 31 March 2009. Address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development: Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade, delivered on his behalf by Mr Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education; Bonn, Germany, 31 March 2009 Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 1999-2009 (Matsuura, K.) This address by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development: Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade, was delivered on his behalf by Mr Nicholas Burnett, Assistant Director-General for Education; Bonn, Germany, 31 March 2009. Discours de M. Koïchiro Matsuura, Directeur général de l'UNESCO, à l'occasion de la cérémonie d'ouverture de la Conférence Mondiale de l'UNESCO sur l'éducation pour le développement durable: passer à la deuxième moitié de la Décennie des Nations Unies prononcée en son nom par M. Nicholas Burnett, Directeur général de l'éducation; Bonn, Allemagne, 31 mars 2009 Year of publication: 2009 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 1999-2009 (Matsuura, K.) Cette allocution de M. Koïchiro Matsuura, Directeur général de l'UNESCO, à l'occasion de la cérémonie d'ouverture de la Conférence mondiale de l'UNESCO sur l'éducation au service du développement durable: la deuxième moitié de la Décennie des Nations Unies a été prononcée en son nom par M. Nicholas Burnett , Sous-Directeur général pour l'éducation; Bonn, Allemagne, 31 mars 2009.