The Global RCE Network – Achievements and Ambitions Dr. Philip Vaughter, UNU-IAS 11th Global RCE Conference 7-9 December, 2018 Cebu, the Philippines

1. THE GLOBAL RCE NETWORK –
ACHIEVEMENTS AND AMBITIONS
December 7th, 2018
Cebu,The Philippines

2. RCE RELATED ACTIVITIES
• RCEs come together at a variety of levels to meet and share best practices
• National: Examples include RCE Meetings for British, German, South Korean & Japanese RCEs
• Regional: Annual meetings for Africa,Americas,Asia-Pacific, and Europe RCEs
• Africa: Zomba, Malawi (August 8th-10th, 2018)
• Europe:Vannes, France (August 29th-31st, 2018)
• Asia-Pacific: Sydney,Australia (September 25th-27th, 2018)
• Americas: Posadas,Argentina (October 25th-27th, 2018)
• Global: All RCEs gather at a global meeting
• Thematic: RCEs working on particular themes gather to share best practices and discuss ways
forward
• IAU panel on university-community engagement (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 13th-15th,
2018)
• Youth: Youth networks active in Africa and Asia-Pacific Region
• APYouthVirtual Conference (Sydney,Australia; September 24th)

3. DEVELOPMENT WITHIN
AFRICAN RCES
• New African Region RCE Secretariat elected
• President: RCE Buea;Vice-President: RCE eSwatini
• Discussions on development of a journal on ESD
• Agreement to engage with private sector more among each RCE
• Agreement to engage with UN offices on the continent more among the
RCEs
• UNESCO, UNDP, UN Environment
• Trying for more effective communication between RCEs in the region
• Engagement with IPBES at regional meeting

5. DEVELOPMENT WITHIN AMERICAS
RCES
• Largest regional meeting to date, including participation of UN offices
on the continent and national government of Argentina
• Workshop on regional priorities
• Agreed to four – more to be discussed in Americas regional session
of Global RCE Conference
• RCE Georgetown has successfully secured two prestigious grants from
NOAA
• Expressed interest in working on a joint RCE publication as a region

7. DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA PACIFIC
REGION
• VirtualYouth Conference held day before AP Regional meeting
• 10th RCE Tongyeong ESD Forum held on November 7th, 2018
• Development of Asia-Pacific Action Plans on Community, Schools &Youth,
and Higher Education in the context of GAP and SDG implementations.
• Engagement with IPBES at regional meeting
• Upcoming publication between UNESCO-Bangkok and UNU-IAS on
case studies of ESD within Asia-Pacific RCEs

8. NEW PUBLICATION: “GOOD PRACTICES FOR ESD
-CASE REPORTS FROM JAPANESE RCES-”
Published in Dec 2018, aiming at contribution to the global RCE activities, as well as further development of RCE
activities, by introducing some Japanese RCE initiatives.
Good practices from 7 RCEs in Japan are introduced.
Cases include various ideas such as
Development of local SDGs indicators
Collaboration with local communities
Youth competition
Policy academy
ESD Study Tour
Virtual Museum
International cooperation etc.
http://www.rcenetwork.org/portal/sites/default/files/
GoodPracticesforESD%2020181203.pdf

10. DEVELOPMENT WITHIN
EUROPEAN RCES
• Largest regional meeting to date, including participation from
RCE Hangzhou
• Workshop on regional priorities
• Agreed to four – more to be discussed in European regional
session of Global RCE Conference
• Large EU Erasmus Grants awarded to RCE Crete and RCE
Euroregion Tyrol; large national grants for RCE Nuremberg and
RCE Skane
• Ongoing cooperation between German and Chinese RCEs

12. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF RCE
NETWORK
• Network of RCEs has grown to over 160 as of November, 2018
• First thematic conference of the RCEs held in Okayama, Japan in December, 2017
• Biodiversity (Goals 14 & 15)
• Climate Change (Goal 13)
• Sustainable Consumption & Production (Goal 12)
• Updated RCE brochure – available on RCE portal!
• Two publications of RCE case studies were published in 2018:
• Health (Goal 3)
• Universities & Communities (Goal 17)

14. GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OF RCE
NETWORK
• UNU-IAS and the RCE Network are connected to the following Global
Sustainable Development Platforms:
• UNESCO’s Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD
• Partner Network 5 met in San Jose, Costa Rica and Bangkok,Thailand in 2018
• MoU with CBD’s International Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
• Workshops at African and Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting
• Member of UN Climate Alliance
• Connecting RCEs to ACE Focal Points

15. NEW-LOOK RCE PROFILES
August 2018

16. LIST OF RCES WORLDWIDE

17. PREVIOUS PROFILE PAGE

18. NEW-LOOK PROFILE PAGE

19. NEW-LOOK PROFILE PAGE
Sub-sections
• Divides information into sections for
easy access to specific areas (Overview,
Activities, Projects, Communication
Channels, Contact Details)
• The page will automatically scroll to a
sub-section if it is clicked on
Space for photos and logos

20. NEW-LOOK PROFILE PAGE
Space to showcase activities
(current, upcoming, and achievements)

21. NEW-LOOK PROFILE PAGE
Projects submitted will
automatically appear on
the Profile page
Communication
Channels such as
website, Facebook page,
etc can be added
Contact Details can
be added

22. HOW TO UPDATE?
To update or create your RCE new-look profile,
complete the RCE Profile form (found on the
RCEs Worldwide page on the RCE Portal) and
send it through to the RCE Service Centre at
RCEServiceCentre@unu.edu

23. RCE INITIATIVES
September 2018

24. RCE PROJECTS
In addition to asking all RCEs to submit and keep their RCE Profile up-to-date, we also ask all RCEs to upload their projects to the
RCE Portal as a reflection of their activities.
To do so, log in to the RCE Portal (username is ‘RCE[RCE name]’) e.g.‘RCEghana’ and the password is ‘rcereporting’
Once logged in, click on Community > RCE Projects > Create Project > Create RCE Project
Complete the form and click ‘Save’
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Login details can also be checked here
* For assistance with submitting an RCE Project, please view the tutorial video: https://youtu.be/rL9rp0OBJX8

25. OPEN CALLS: 2019 HOST FOR RCE REGIONAL MEETINGS
RCEs interested in hosting an RCE Regional Meeting are encouraged to apply as the open call has been released.
• RCEs may host as individual RCEs or work with other RCEs as joint hosts
• The Global RCE Service Centre will assist in designing a conference programme and coordinating a timeline
• Note that the conference host is requested to cover the organisational costs in most cases
Applications will need to contain:
• Proposed dates (usually 2-3 days)
• Location and capacity of proposed venue
• Proposed theme or thematic areas for the conference
• Timeline showing preparation of the proposed conference
• Tentative sources of funding
• Contact person(s) with relevant assigned tasks and/or responsibilities
• Any events that will be held back to back with the conference (for Regional Conferences)

26. ESD RESEARCH
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Education
Primary Education Secondary
Education
Primary &
Secondary
Adult Education Early Childhood
Education
Preschool
Education
Education level addressed in journal articles on ESD, 1999-2018

27. ESD RESEARCH
51%
13%
11%
10%
6%
4%
2% 2% 1%0%
Percentage of ESD research articles by subject of research, 1999-2018
Teachers Policymakers Practitioners Researchers Administrators Students Parents Media Staff Counselors Community

28. ESD RESEARCH
United Kingdom; 17%
Australia; 13%
Canada; 6%
China; 4%
South Africa; 4%
Turkey; 3%
United States; 3%
New Zealand; 3%
Germany; 3%
Hong Kong; 2%
Netherlands; 2%
Sweden; 2%
Russia; 2%
Finland; 2%
Spain; 2%
Taiwan; 2%
India; 2%
Ireland; 2%
Nigeria; 2%
Japan; 1%
Malaysia; 1%
Israel; 1%
Other; 20%
Journal articles on ESD (by country) 1999-2018 (%)

29. ESD RESEARCH
Australia; 12%
United Kingdom; 11%
Canada; 6%
Turkey; 5%
China; 4%
South Africa; 3%
Russia; 3%
Germany; 3%
United States; 3%New Zealand; 3%
Sweden; 3%
Netherlands; 2%
Spain; 2%
Finland; 2%
Taiwan; 2%
Hong Kong; 2%
India; 2%
Nigeria; 2%
Ireland; 2%
Norway; 2%
Malaysia; 2%
Indonesia; 2%
Japan; 2%
Other; 22%
Journal articles on ESD (by country) 2014-2018 (%)