Globalization and Education for Sustainable Development

UNESCO took optimum advantage of the preparatory period prior to 2005 to mobilize support and generate momentum for ESD. This period enabled us to strengthen existing partnerships and establish new ones. The support we received from UN partners, Member States,international and regional agencies, international and national NGOs, universities and civil society has been truly inspiring.

The Decade is a vehicle of educational
change and mobilization aimed at making
sustainable development a concrete reality
for all of us – individuals, organizations
and governments.

UNESCO undertook to coordinate a Situational Analysis of ESD in the Asia-Pacific region.
This Situational Analysis indicates that ESD is still predominantly conceptualized by many key
stakeholders and decision-makers in the context of Environmental Education (EE). Moving from
EE to ESD will be a key challenge for the Decade in the Asia-Pacific region.