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Improving Knowledge of Central Asian Glaciers and Their Resilience to Climate Change Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO Almaty | Global Environment Facility (GEF) | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) The planned project under the Global Environment Facility and jointly with the UN Development Programme aims to improve the knowledge and monitoring of all key components of the cryosphere: glaciers, snow and permafrost, and support practical climate adaptation measures in the five nations of Central Asia. Paзвитие знаний о ледниках центральной азии и меры адаптации к изменению климата Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO Almaty | Global Environment Facility (GEF) | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Планируемый проект в рамках Глобального Экологического Фонда и совместно с Программой Развития ООН направлен на улучшение знаний и мониторинга всех ключевых компонентов криосферы: ледников, снега и вечной мерзлоты, а также на поддержку практических мер по адаптации к изменению климата в пяти странах Центральной Азии. 
Pockets of Hope: Biosphere Reserves in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO New Delhi Biosphere Reserves contribute to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration by enlarging the total area for nature conservation via restoration projects, scientific research, monitoring and education, and by raising the awareness of the general public. Biosphere Reserves are places to apply, test and demonstrate best practices for human living in harmony with nature. They aim to enhance nature conservation, reduce the environmental footprint and keep the ecological carrying capacity of our natural ecosystems intact. It is not easy to have a site listed as a Biosphere Reserve. All sites are externally examined and checked before they are approved. Globally, there are 727 properties, 168 in Asia and the Pacific, 12 in India, 4 in Sri Lanka and 3 in the Maldives. The success with which India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are actively participating in the World Network is based on the countries’ dedication and hard work. UNESCO invites scientists, biologists, botanists, zoologists, climatologists, environmental engineers and sciencetechnology specialists to support Biosphere Reserves. Universities should use them as outdoor laboratories to improve air quality, apply clean energies, reduce pollution, enhance water availability, redress biodiversity loss and test methods for climate resilience. UNESCO encourages governments, foundations, the private sector and philanthropists to support the establishment of new additions to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. 
Pacific Climate Security Assessment Guide Year of publication: 2023 Author: Spencer McMurray | Lukas Ruttinger | Serena Arcone | Michael Crowe Corporate author: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) The new Pacific Climate Security Assessment guide aims to support Pacific Island Countries to collectively and individually uncover, assess and respond to climate security implications for their peoples, prosperity and peace. The Assessment Guide builds off of the Weathering Risk initiative’s methodology, and was undertaken by adelphi in collaboration with the UNDP, IOM and PIF as a part of the UNPBF-funded “Climate Security in the Pacific” project. In addition to incorporating a brief regional trend analysis and limited entry points to kick start countries’ efforts to address climate insecurity, the guide provides a “how to” for countries to undertake assessments themselves and across different levels. Anchored in the Pacific, the guide was developed through extensive consultation with regional specialists, key regional institutions, civil society and with Forum member representatives. 
Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies Between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Building the Evidence Base for Synergistic Action in Support of Raising Climate and SDGs Ambition Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNDESA The Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies Between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development was co-convened by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and it was hosted by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, in partnership with the United Nations University (UNU) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). 
Catalysing Change for Sustainable Peace: KAICIID's Transformative Dialogue Approach Corporate author: International Dialogue Centre (KAICIID) What is transformative about KAICIID's interreligious and intercultural dialogue approach? Since its establishment, the Centre has worked with the understanding that for dialogue to be truly transformative, it must be continuous, responsive, synergetic, and inclusive of all voices, secular and religious. KAICIID achieves this through sustained engagement with, individual, community, national, regional and international stakeholders. The Centre utilises a synergy of convening, capacity development and mainstreaming of dialogue into the policies and practices of relevant institutions. KAICIID brings diverse stakeholders and partners to the dialogue; empowers and catalyses them through information and expertise exchange, resources and support; supporting changemakers in promoting and incorporating dialogue into the policy and practices of institutions and bodies. The Centre's transformative dialogue approach creates a multiplying effect that leads to an enabling environment for dialogue to take place, fostering social cohesion and sustainable peace. 
Backtalk: The Participatory Film and Its Residency in the Space of Cultural Violence and Creative Education towards a Conceptual Understanding of Peace Year of publication: 2017 Author: Ruchika Gurung Corporate author: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) Cultural violence is defined as the beliefs, attitudes and values that justify structural and direct violence (Galtung 1990). It dulls us into seeing exploitation and repression as normal or in not actively witnessing it, and the media plays a vital role in its dissemination. Media and in particular film studies occupies a space through which notions of culture, ideology, peace and violence are negotiated.While the observational approach to film is well established in education, participatory filmmaking as an educational tool is what this paper addresses, with reference to concepts of cultural violence and peace education.This paper uses Brantmeier’s (2011) five stage model, that encourages social and cultural change towards a future that is nonviolent, sustainable and renewable, and Bery’s (2003) conceptualisation of empowerment to propose that participatory film functions as a transformative creative process and challenges notions of identity and culture while helping learners describe the world around them (Zembylas & Bekerman 2013).Through analysing existing cases in the field of participatory video (Schwab-Cartas & Mitchell 2014), the author argue that participatory film functions as a tool for creative education practices that promotes a more hands-on approach to raising awareness about cultural violence and engaging with identity formation, and as a creative tool for knowledge creation and dissemination. 
Re|shaping Policies for Creativity: Addressing Culture as a Global Public Good Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO The Global Report series monitors the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, as well as progress towards achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, within and with the cultural and creative sectors. Its 2022 edition revolves around two major questions: What is the state of the cultural and creative sectors? What policy changes to promote sustainable, human rights-based systems of governance for culture and equitable access to cultural opportunities and resources have resulted from stakeholders’ implementation and ownership of the Convention? In line with the 2015 and 2018 editions, this third edition of the Report presents the latest policy developments to support creativity and sheds light on current and future challenges in areas such as the digital environment, media diversity, sustainable development, mobility of artists and cultural professionals, gender equality and artistic freedom. The trends, innovative practices, gaps and recommendations that emerge from the 2022 edition provide valuable evidence to inform the policy dialogue leading up to the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022. With the mission to contribute to the 2030 Agenda, it feeds into a renewed vision of cultural policies based on a better understanding of what impacts the diversity of cultural expressions and the avenues for anchoring culture and creativity in the broader public policy spectrum. 문화정책의 (재)구성: 전지구적 공공재로서의 문화를 바라보다, 2022 Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO 글로벌 리포트 시리즈는 각 국의 <2005 문화적 표현의 다양성 보호와 증진에 관한 협약> 이행상황과 문화·창의분야가 <UN 2030 지속가능한 개발 어젠다>에 어떻게 기여하고 있는지 그 진행 상황을 모니터링 하고 있다. 2015년과 2018년 발간된 보고서와 같이, 이번 제3판은 창의적 활동을 지원하기 위한 최근의 정책 개발 상황을 소개하고, 디지털 환경, 미디어 다양성, 지속가능발전, 예술가와 문화 분야 종사자의 이동성, 양성 평등 및 예술의 자유와 같은 분야의 현재와 미래의 과제를 조명한다. 2022년 발간되는 본 보고서에 소개되는 트렌드, 우수 사례, 국가 간 격차, 그리고 권고사항은 유네스코의 <문화 정책과 지속가능한 개발에 관한 세계 회의(MONDIACULT 2022)>의 정책 토론에서 다룰만한 중요한 자료를 제공하고 있다. 본 보고서는 <2030 어젠다>에 기여하고자 하는 사명을 가지고, 문화적 표현의 다양성에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하며, 공공정책 스펙트럼에서 더 넓게 문화와 창의성을 정착시킬 방안에 대해 더 나은 이해와 새로운 문화정책의 비전을 제시하고자 한다. 
유네스코 미래담론 연구 Year of publication: 2023 Author: 전상인 | 김두환 | 박범순 | 한준 | 박남기 | 백영연 Corporate author: 유네스코한국위원회 이 보고서는 미래문해력 증진을 위한 기초연구이다. 한국의 미래가 주요 관심이나, 이는 인류 전체의 미래에 대한 통찰과도 무관하지 않을 것이다. 이 보고서에서는 미래를 ‘한 세대’에 해당하는 향후 30년 정도로 상정했다. 먼저 유관 전문가들이 교육과 문화, 과학 및 커뮤니케이션 영역에서 각각 어떤 변화를 예상하는지를 검토했다. 이를 바탕으로 보통의 한국인이 해당 영역의 미래를 어떻게 인식하고 있는지를 살펴보기 위해 전국적 설문조사가 필요하다고 판단하여, 이를 위한 설문조사 문항 초안을 제안했다. 만약 후속 연구로서 이와 같은 설문조사가 이루어진다면 미래문해에 대한 전문가와 일반인들의 공통점 및 차이점을 드러낼 수 있을 것이며, 경우에 따라 외국의 미래문해 현황과의 비교도 가능할 것이다. 궁극적으로는 한국사회의 미래문해력 증진을 위한 정책적 노력에도 일조하게 될 것이다.