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Stratégie de l'UNESCO pour la seconde moitié de la décennie de l'éducation au service du développement durable Year of publication: 2010 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) The UNESCO Strategy for the Second Half of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) draws on the findings and lessons learnt from the first phase of the DESD monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process (as reflected in the 2009 DESD M&E report Learning for a Sustainable World: Review of Contexts and Structures for Education for Sustainable Development. It also builds on the UNESCO World Conference on ESD and the Bonn Declaration as well as on the outcomes of other key international ESD meetings. The Bonn Declaration gives particular emphasis to the importance of education for the global development agenda and underlines the essential contribution of ESD to shaping the purpose, content and quality of all education. The UNESCO strategy will be implemented in line with the International Implementation Scheme (IIS), which, along with the Bonn Declaration, will provide the global strategic framework for UNESCO and its DESD partners during the second half of the Decade. The Strategy takes into account key DESD regional challenges and opportunities. It is also shaped by the shared vision of education emerging from the four 2008-2009 UNESCO international education conferences: one of education systems that encourage equity and inclusion, quality learning, flexibility and innovation. While UNESCO puts highest emphasis on achieving Education for All (EFA), the Organization’s actions in education extend beyond this, to pay explicit attention to inclusion, social cohesion and social justice, to lifelong learning and to the crucial role of higher education and research. The overall goal of the UNESCO Strategy for the Second Half of the DESD is to support Member States and other stakeholders in addressing global sustainable development challenges at regional, national and global level through ESD, thus addressing the challenges of learning for bringing about a more sustainable world. Décennie des Nations Unies pour L'Education au Service du Développement Durable (DEDD 2005-2014): les deux premières années Year of publication: 2007 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) The implementation of the DESD has made considerable progress since its international launch in March 2005. Apart from regional and national launches, progress has been achieved in both institutional and programmatic areas at international, regional and national levels. The objective of this report is not solely to highlight and showcase to Member States all that has been achieved in the two years since the international launch. The report also takes stock of on-going UNESCO initiatives, established prior to the Decade, which are providing major contributions to the implementation of the DESD, and thus cannot be by-passed. Equally important are the recommendations to remedy problems in the implementation of the DESD and strengthen those measures that are working efficiently. Contemporary issues in human rights education Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: UNESCO The format of this publication presents the main strands concerning the role of human rights education as well as the key elements for its implementation. Each strand addresses current issues and challenges faced when incorporating a culture for human rights, also illustrating the collective importance of human rights education as a fundamental base for a peaceful and just society. Under each strand, a list of examples inspired by country initiatives is proposed. Enjeux contemporains éducation aux droits humains Year of publication: 2011 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) Le format de cette publication présente les principaux volets concernant le rôle de l'éducation des droits de l'homme ainsi que les éléments clés de sa mise en œuvre. Chaque adresses de brins enjeux et les défis actuels auxquels sont confrontés lors de l'incorporation d'une culture des droits de l'homme, illustrant également l'importance collective de l'éducation aux droits de l'homme comme base fondamentale pour une société juste et pacifique. Sous chaque brin, une liste d'exemples inspirés par des initiatives de pays est proposé. 
Climate change in the classroom: UNESCO course for secondary teachers on climate change education for sustainable development Year of publication: 2013 Author: David Selby | Fumiyo Kagawa Corporate author: UNESCO This course has been created with the goal of bringing climate change education outside the science classroom into the many other subject areas upon which climate change now has an impact, or will impact in the future, such as ethics, social studies, economics, political science, among others. The course materials are organized into four parts: 1. Course Framework and Overview, 2. Teachers’ Education Course daily materials, 3. Regional Resource Packs, 4. Daily Classroom Materials for teachers. These materials are all described in more detail and can be accessed from the Start Menu found on the following pages. This course is designed to enable teachers at the secondary level from diverse subject areas to introduce climate change education for sustainable development (CCESD) across the curriculum. UNESCO has identified the professional development of teachers in education for sustainable development as the top priority in recognition of the transformative role that teachers and teacher educators need to play in re-orienting education to help realize a sustainable future (UNESCO, 2005, p. 19). But good intentions for the professional development of teachers have fallen short in practice. Although taken up by enthusiasts, teacher education for sustainable development has rarely been mainstreamed, and, where there are courses, is often approached within a disciplinary as opposed to an interdisciplinary frame (Wals, A., 2009). If professional development in education for sustainable development is at an adolescent stage, teacher education in climate change education for sustainable development is in its infancy. For instance, according to a 2009 international comparative study on climate change education and sustainable development in ten countries, climate change education has peripheral status in educational research and practice, and when it is addressed it is only within science education (Læssøe,J. Schnack, K., Breiting, S. & Rolls, S., 2009). There is a clear and present need to respond to climate change challenges through systematic teacher education programmes that are not restricted to a single subject area. This teacher education course is an attempt to fill the current gap and is in line with one of UNESCO’s key objectives for climate change education for sustainable development, that is, to support teacher training on climate change for sustainable development (UNESCO, 2010, p. 9). The programme has four distinctive features: 1. It helps teachers to understand the causes, dynamics and impacts of climate change through a holistic approach. 2. Teachers are exposed to, and experience, a range of pedagogical approaches and techniques, that they can use in their own school environment. This includes engagement of themselves and their students in whole school and school-in-community approaches. 3. Teachers will develop their capacities to facilitate students’ community based learning. 4. Teachers will develop future-oriented and transformative capacities in facilitating climate change mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction learning. Les changements climatiques dans la salle de classe: Cours de l'UNESCO pour les enseignants du secondaire sur le changement climatique éducation au développement durable Year of publication: 2013 Author: David Selby | Fumiyo Kagawa Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) Ce cours a été créé avec l'objectif d'amener le changement climatique l'éducation en dehors de la salle de classe de la science dans les nombreux autres domaines sur lesquels le changement climatique a maintenant un impact, ou aura un impact à l'avenir, comme l'éthique, les études sociales, l'économie, la science politique , parmi d'autres. Les supports de cours sont organisés en quatre parties: 1. Structure du cours et aperçu, cours d'éducation matières quotidiennes 2. Enseignants, Packs 3. Ressources régionales, 4. Quotidiennes Matériel didactique pour les enseignants. Ces matériaux sont décrits plus en détail et sont accessibles à partir du menu démarrer trouvé dans les pages suivantes. Ce cours est conçu pour permettre aux enseignants au niveau secondaire de domaines divers pour introduire l'éducation sur le changement climatique pour le développement durable (ECCDD) à travers le curriculum. L'UNESCO a identifié le développement professionnel des enseignants dans l'éducation pour le développement durable comme priorité absolue dans la reconnaissance du rôle transformateur que les enseignants et les formateurs d'enseignants doivent jouer dans l'éducation de réorientation pour aider à réaliser un avenir durable (UNESCO, 2005, p. 19 ). Mais les bonnes intentions pour le développement professionnel des enseignants sont tombés à court dans la pratique. Bien pris par les amateurs, la formation des enseignants pour le développement durable a rarement été intégré, et où il y a des cours, est souvent abordé dans une discipline, par opposition à un cadre interdisciplinaire (Wals, A., 2009). Si le développement professionnel en éducation pour le développement durable est à un stade adolescent, la formation des enseignants en éducation au changement climatique pour le développement durable est à ses débuts. Par exemple, selon une étude comparative internationale 2009 sur le changement climatique l'éducation et le développement durable dans dix pays, éducation au changement climatique a un statut périphérique dans la recherche et la pratique éducative, et quand elle est adressée, il est seulement dans l'enseignement des sciences (Laessoe, J. Schnack , K., Breiting, S. & Rolls, S., 2009). Il y a un besoin clair et présent pour répondre aux défis du changement climatique par le biais de programmes de formation des enseignants systématiques qui ne se limitent pas à une seule matière. Ce cours de formation des enseignants est une tentative de combler le vide actuel et est en ligne avec l'un des principaux objectifs de l'UNESCO pour le changement climatique éducation pour le développement durable, qui est, pour soutenir la formation des enseignants sur le changement climatique pour le développement durable (UNESCO, 2010, p. 9). Le programme comporte quatre traits distinctifs: 1.Il aide les enseignants à comprendre les causes, la dynamique et les impacts du changement climatique à travers une approche holistique. 2.Les enseignants sont exposés, et de l'expérience, une gamme d'approches et de techniques pédagogiques, qu'ils peuvent utiliser dans leur propre milieu scolaire. Cela comprend l'engagement d'eux-mêmes et de leurs élèves à l'école ensemble et approches écoles en communauté. 3.Les enseignants développeront leurs capacités pour faciliter base communautaire d'apprentissage des élèves. 4. Les enseignants développeront les capacités de tournées vers l'avenir et de transformation pour faciliter l'atténuation des changements climatiques, l'adaptation et l'apprentissage de la réduction des risques de catastrophe. Notes techniques du secteur de l'éducation: education au changement climatique Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) Climate change is a major challenge to sustainable development. The ten hottest years on record have occurred since 1998. Sea-levels are rising. Rainfall patterns are changing, causing droughts and floods. Extreme weather events such as storms, cyclones and heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense. Climate change poses a number of interconnected challenges, including water security, rising pressures on food production and health and disaster risks. ◗ Climate change disproportionately affects developing countries and vulnerable people within those countries, thereby seriously threatening progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA). It is already having a reverse impact on enrolment rates, the delivery of quality education and safe learning environments. ◗ Education has a key role to play in concerted local and global climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. ◗ UNESCO promotes climate change education within the overall context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). ◗ UNESCO supports Member States in building the capacity of policy makers and educators to enhance the education sector response to climate change. ◗ Closer alignment of Climate Change Education with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) education contributes to safeguarding development gains and building resilience in countries vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Education sector technical notes: climate change education Year of publication: 2013 Corporate author: UNESCO Climate change is a major challenge to sustainable development. The ten hottest years on record have occurred since 1998. Sea-levels are rising. Rainfall patterns are changing, causing droughts and floods. Extreme weather events such as storms, cyclones and heat waves are becoming more frequent and intense. Climate change poses a number of interconnected challenges, including water security, rising pressures on food production and health and disaster risks. ◗ Climate change disproportionately affects developing countries and vulnerable people within those countries, thereby seriously threatening progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA). It is already having a reverse impact on enrolment rates, the delivery of quality education and safe learning environments. ◗ Education has a key role to play in concerted local and global climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. ◗ UNESCO promotes climate change education within the overall context of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). ◗ UNESCO supports Member States in building the capacity of policy makers and educators to enhance the education sector response to climate change. ◗ Closer alignment of Climate Change Education with Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) education contributes to safeguarding development gains and building resilience in countries vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Educación sobre el Cambio Climático para el Desarrollo Sostenible: Iniciativa de la UNESCO sobre el Cambio Climático Year of publication: 2010 Corporate author: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) The UNESCO Climate Change Initiative was launched by Director-General Irina Bokova in Copenhagen during the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP15). It seeks to reinforce the scientific, mitigation and adaptation capacities of countries and communities that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. It focuses on a select number of strategic issues in line with The UN System Delivering as One on Climate Change action plan and The UNESCO Strategy for Action on Climate Change. The Initiative is based on four thematic areas: scientific, educational, environmental and ethical. Key objectives will be achieved through intersectoral and interdisciplinary cooperation, coordinated field activities, and networking. Special attention is given to UNESCO’s two global priorities, Africa and gender equality, as well as to the increased vulnerability of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The UN System “Delivering as One” on Climate Change During the 13th session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC in Bali, Indonesia, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon presented an unprecedented coordination effort to bring together all the diverse perspectives, expertise and strengths of the UN system so as to deliver as one in the critical area of climate change. The initiative brings together expertise and ongoing work in diverse areas ranging from science and technology to agriculture, transport, forestry and disaster risk reduction, to address both mitigation and adaptation. It brings together the normative, standard setting and knowledge sharing capacities of the system with its operational reach in order to support the most vulnerable. The overall objective is to maximize existing synergies, eliminate duplication and overlap, and optimize the impact of the collective effort of the UN system. To ensure better coordination, convening responsibilities were assigned to UN system entities with a large volume of activities in the five focus areas and four cross-cutting areas. Focus areas ㆍAdaptation – High-Level Committee on Programmes collectively ㆍ Technology transfer – UNIDO, UN-DESA ㆍReduction of emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) – UNDP, FAO, UNEP ㆍ Financing mitigation and adaptation action – UNDP, World Bank Group ㆍCapacity building – UNDP, UNEP Cross-cutting areas ㆍClimate knowledge: science, assessment, monitoring and early warning – WMO, UNESCO ㆍSupporting global, regional and national action – UN-DESA, UN Regional Commissions, UNDP ㆍClimate-neutral UN – UNEP ㆍPublic awareness – UNCG, UNEP. 
Better Life, Better Future: UNESCO Global Partnership for Girl's and Women's Education Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: UNESCO Since its inception, UNESCO has been a strong advocate, promoter and defender of the right to quality education for all, especially for girls and women. Gender equality and education are fundamental human rights, which stand at the core of UNESCO’s mandate. UNESCO launched the Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education in 2011, guided by the conviction that by educating girls and women, we can break persistent cycles of poverty and in turn foster greater social justice. The Partnership aims to increase learning opportunities for adolescent girls and women and to find solutions to some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to their education. The partnership addresses two weakest links which are secondery education and literacy.