Paris #ClimateChange Conference opens with unprecedented call by governments and businesses to end fossil fuel subsidies
An unprecedented coalition of close to 40 governments, hundreds of businesses and influential international organisations has called today for accelerated action to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, a move that would help bridge the gap to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. On the opening day of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21), New […]
‘Whole System’ Approach Needed to Cut #Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Experts Say at Climate Meeting
Appropriate Management of Natural Resources at Centre of Solutions to Climate Change, Says International Resource Panel Decoupling economic growth from escalating resource use should be an integral part of climate policy, according to a group of the world’s most renowned natural resources scientists. As nations gathered at COP21 in Paris for their first day of […]
Three #UN agencies join forces to boost #education of adolescent girls and young #women
The heads of UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women sealed a partnership to empower adolescent girls and young women through education, by signing a joint programme agreement at the headquarters of the United Nations Population Fund in New York. The agreement was signed today by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin […]
UNESCO’s Director-General awards first @UNESCO-Japan Prize on #Education for #SustainableDevelopment
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to Asociación SERES from Guatemala and El Salvador, Jayagiri Centre from Indonesia and rootAbility from Germany, in a ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 5 November. This was the first edition of the prize, which was created in 2014 to honour outstanding efforts of individuals, institutions […]
The #globaleducation community adopts and launches #Education 2030 Framework for Action
The Education 2030 Framework for Action (FFA) was adopted and launched at a high-level meeting, held alongside the 38th UNESCO General Conference at the Organization’s Headquarters on 4 November. “Today, with the Education 2030 Framework for Action, Governments from across the world have agreed on how to translate a promise on paper to change on the […]
Global Response to Climate Change Keeps Door Open to 2º C Temperature Limit #COP21
New UN Report Synthesizes National Climate Plans from 146 Countries An unprecedented world-wide effort is underway to combat climate change, building confidence that nations can cost effectively meet their stated objective of keeping a global temperature rise to under 2 degree C. A report released today by the UNFCCC secretariat, assessing the collective impact of over […]
#Biomimicry: inspiration is everywhere…
Bringing ideas to life. Each year 5-10 finalists in the Open category of the Global Design Challenge are invited to participate in the Challenge Accelerator program. Designed to help biomimetic solutions advance beyond the concept stage, the BGDC Accelerator is an intensive 6-9 month program during which the teams continue to develop their design concepts […]
The Disadvantaged & Underprivileged Featured In Child-made Movies Shown at SICF
The fragility of human relations and the complex emotions of those who are marginalized in modern societies are both featured in films shown at the Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival. “The Other Neighborhood” a film which won the Best Child-Made Film Award at yesterday’s opening ceremony discusses a neighborhood that is deemed dangerous by the […]
#ARGENTINA Y #URUGUAY LIDERAN EL PROCESO DE INCORPORACIÓN PEDAGÓGICA DE LAS #TIC EN LA FORMACIÓN DOCENTE
Fueron presentados los resultados de las investigaciones sobre la incorporación de TIC con sentido pedagógico en la formación docente de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay, en el marco del Seminario Regional del Programa de Apoyo al Sector Educativo del MERCOSUR, el cual tuvo lugar en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires el pasado 24 y 25 […]
The #BigHistory Anthropocene Conference: A #Transdisciplinary Exploration
We are delighted to invite you to attend our Big History Anthropocene Conference: A Transdisciplinary Exploration in Sydney, Australia.The human race has had such a profound impact on the climate and environment of the Earth that some have proposed we have entered a new geological era – the Anthropocene. Explore Big Issues with Global Impact Examine critical challenges […]
