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Rethinking Water in Central Asia: The Costs of Inaction and Benefits of Water Cooperation Year of publication: 2017 Author: Benjamin Pohl | Annika Kramer | William Hull | Sabine Blumstein | Iskandar Abdullaev | Jusipbek Kazbekov | Tais Reznikova | Ekaterina Strikeleva | Eduard Interwies | Stefan Görlitz Corporate author: adelphi | Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) A joint study conducted by CAREC and adelphi within the framework of the Switzerland’s Blue Peace Central Asia Initiative is published. The publication demonstrates the cost of inaction and benefits of cooperation in the field of water management between the countries of the region.entral Asia is witnessing intense competition over water resources and their use for irrigation and hydropower generation. Despite general political commitment to cooperation, water policies in Central Asia are largely driven by uncoordinated and partly contradicting national strategies. This limited water cooperation, however, entails significant costs and major risks for the future development of the region.“Rethinking Water in Central Asia” analyses these “costs of inaction” – defined here as the difference between the current, limited cooperation and the benefits that would result from full cooperation. Even if only parts of these costs are taken into account, they amount to more than US$ 4.5 billion per year for the whole region and are significant for each of the five countries studied. Due to deteriorating infrastructure, environmental degradation and demographic and economic pressures, these costs will increase if water management remains as it currently is.By raising awareness of these costs of inaction, and by setting out a variety of pathways towards eliminating them in the future, the present report seeks to encourage and support Central Asian policy-makers in strengthening regional water cooperation and improved water governance. The costs of inaction mirror the potential benefits of water cooperation, and their scale hence demonstrates the scale of the benefits and opportunities that better water management and closer cooperation can deliver for Central Asia. Переосмысление водного вопроса в Центральной Азии: Цена бездействия и преимущества водного сотрудничества Year of publication: 2017 Author: Benjamin Pohl | Annika Kramer | William Hull | Sabine Blumstein | Iskandar Abdullaev | Jusipbek Kazbekov | Tais Reznikova | Ekaterina Strikeleva | Eduard Interwies | Stefan Görlitz Corporate author: adelphi | Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Исследование «Переосмысление водной проблематики в центральноазиатском контексте: ущерб от бездействия и преимущества водного сотрудничества», проведенное РЭЦЦА совместно с немецким консультационным бюро «adelphi» при поддержке Швейцарского агентства по развитию и сотрудничеству.В работе представлен всесторонний анализ так называемой «цены бездействия» – разницы между преимуществами текущего ограниченного сотрудничества в сфере управления водными ресурсами и вероятными преимуществами полноценного всестороннего сотрудничества. С учетом лишь некоторых соответствующих затрат, общий ущерб из-за недостаточного уровня взаимодействия может составить более $4,5 млрд для стран региона. Таким образом, данный отчет ставит своей целью повысить осведомленность о высокой цене бездействия и представить рекомендации для лиц, принимающих решения по расширению регионального сотрудничества по водным вопросам и улучшению системы управления водными ресурсами.Авторы настоящего отчета надеются, что представленный анализ потерь вследствие бездействия и ряда возможных путей их предотвращения послужит полезным источником информации для лиц, принимающих решения в сфере водного сотрудничества в регионе Центральной Азии, а также будет содействовать совершенствованию системы управления водными ресурсами. Потери от бездействия коррелируют с потенциальными выгодами от сотрудничества, масштаб которых отражает объем преимуществ и возможностей в результате повышения качества управления водными ресурсами и более тесного сотрудничества в данной области. 
Preparing & Supporting Teachers to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century Learning in Asia-Pacific: Transversal Competencies in Education Policies and Practice Year of publication: 2016 Corporate author: Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific | UNESCO Bangkok Preparing and supporting teachers to meet the challenges of 21st century learning in Asia-Pacific. Transversal Competencies in Education Policies and Practice. This is a summary of ERI-Net’s Phase III research into transversal competencies in education policy and practice. The regional synthesis report will be published in December 2016. 
Des pays en marche vers l'éducation pour le développement durable, 2011: examen des expériences nationales; Chili, Indonésie, Kenya, Oman, Pays-Bas Year of publication: 2011 Author: I. Mulà | Daniella Tilbury Corporate author: UNESCO This publication has sourced information from a series of national reviews commissioned by UNESCO in 2010 and written by authoritative stakeholders in Chile, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands and Oman. The selection of countries was based on: i) work showcased at the 2009 World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development held in Bonn, Germany; ii) submissions to the monitoring and evaluation process for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD); as well as iii) through evaluation material submitted by UNESCO staff in regional bureaux of education. The countries showcased in this report are not necessarily the ‘best’ examples of the region, as many other countries are also progressing effectively towards implementing ESD. Rather, the countries selected illustrate the wide diversity of ESD approaches and initiatives taking place in different parts of the learnt world. The national studies were then edited and harmonized before common themes and lessons learned were identified to support other national efforts in moving towards the second half of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. 
National journeys towards education for sustainable development, 2011: reviewing national experiences from Chile, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands, Oman Year of publication: 2011 Author: I. Mulà | Daniella Tilbury Corporate author: UNESCO This publication has sourced information from a series of national reviews commissioned by UNESCO in 2010 and written by authoritative stakeholders in Chile, Indonesia, Kenya, the Netherlands and Oman. The selection of countries was based on: i) work showcased at the 2009 World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development held in Bonn, Germany; ii) submissions to the monitoring and evaluation process for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD); as well as iii) through evaluation material submitted by UNESCO staff in regional bureaux of education.The countries showcased in this report are not necessarily the ‘best’ examples of the region, as many other countries are also progressing effectively towards implementing ESD. Rather, the countries selected illustrate the wide diversity of ESD approaches and initiatives taking place in different parts of the learnt world. The national studies were then edited and harmonized before common themes and lessons learned were identified to support other national efforts in moving towards the second half of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Promoting sub-regional education for sustainable development in South-East Asia Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO Jakarta UNESCO Office, Jakarta, focuses on five cluster countries, helping their governments to plan and manage the education sector by enhancing national capacities to integrate sustainable development issues and practices into all types and levels of education. Country reports on education for sustainable development: centred on the five cluster countries of UNESCO office, Jakarta Year of publication: 2011 Author: Meeyoung Choi | Robert J. Didham Corporate author: UNESCO Jakarta As the cluster office, UNESCO Office, Jakarta covers the implementation of all major programmes and mandates by UNESCO in these five countries as well as disseminates and shares information and knowledge in the fields of education, science, culture and communication in the Asia and Pacific region. Rapports nationaux sur l'éducation au développement durable: axés sur les cinq pays du bureau de l'UNESCO à Jakarta Year of publication: 2011 Author: Meeyoung Choi | Robert J. Didham Corporate author: UNESCO Jakarta Le bureau de l'UNESCO à Jakarta couvre la mise en œuvre de tous les grands programmes et mandats de l'UNESCO dans ces cinq pays et diffuse et partage des informations et des connaissances dans les domaines de l'éducation, de la science, de la culture et de la communication dans la région de l'Asie et du Pacifique. 
内蒙古生态文化建设战略研究 Year of publication: 2019 Author: WEI Zhiyong | BAI Zhifeng Corporate author: China Environment Publishing Group 《内蒙古生态文化建设战略研究》是由魏智勇教授和白志峰主任主持完成的内蒙 古哲学社会科学重点项目的最终研究成果。在认真分析研究国内外生态文化建设文献资料的基础上，深入系统地论证了内蒙古加强生态文化的必要性和重要性，较为全面地分析了内蒙古生态文化建设的现 状，明确了内蒙古生态文化建设的优劣条件、机遇和挑战，提出了内蒙古生态文化建 设的指导思想、目标、原则、重点任务，探索了一些切实可行的保障措施，希望对于 推动内蒙古生态文明和生态文化建设起到重要的理论指导作用。 Advocacy kit for promoting multilingual education: including the excluded Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: UNESCO Bangkok This kit was prepared for all of those who want to ensure that “Education for All” does, indeed, include everyone! The kit will be especially valuable for policy makers, education practitioners and specialists who want to improve access to and quality of education for those excluded by language. It will also be helpful for speakers of ethnic minority languages who want to improve the education situation in their own communities. This kit is designed to raise awareness on the importance of mother tongue-based multilingual education (MLE). It presents key arguments and facts about MLE and provides important insights about the value and benefits of providing education in learners’ mother tongue. The kit also presents ideas, research findings and concrete examples that you can use to think about your own situation and suggests steps for taking actions to make your school system more responsive to linguistic diversity. The kit is not a definitive textbook, and it will not have an answer for every problem that you might face. To help you as much as possible, at the end of each booklet we have included lists of references. In addition, each booklet contains a glossary of terms and, at the front of each booklet is a one-page summary of its contents. This kit contains three main booklets. Each booklet has a designated audience: 1) policy makers, 2) education programme planners and practitioners and 3) community members. Please remember that developing MLE requires contributions from everyone at all levels. For that reason, we encourage you to use all three booklets along with other available resources as you work together to plan, implement and sustain your MLE programmes. This kit can be used in many different ways. For those who are already involved in MLE programmes, you might use these ideas to help you to promote mother tongue instruction and strengthen your programme. Those who are not familiar with multilingual education but want to improve educational access for minority language students might use these booklets to identify specific points that they can investigate and discuss in their own contexts.