Under the leadership of a regional UNESCO Chapter, UNESCO Bangkok, ESD strategy and policy developments are far advanced in the region. An Asia-Pacific Regional Strategy for ESD has been formulated through a consultative process, including an initiative to develop indicators to measure progress. View the document here and see further details of the indicators project under ‘measuring progress’ below.
Developing Indicators
UNESCO Bangkok, the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Macquarie University (MU) Australia have initiatied the Asia-Pacific DESD Indicators Project, which aims to assist with the monitoring of progress and achievements of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) in the region. It provides a set of Guidelines as a practical resource for member states to develop indicators and reporting systems at the national level. Countries are expected to pilot their national ESD indicators and reporting mechanisms in 2008. Read more here
For an example of a national process of developing indicators for ESD, see the work commissioned by the Australian government in partnership with academia here.
Links to Regionally Active Organisations:
ARIES - Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability based at MacquarieUniversity, Sydney
UNESCO Bangkok – has a strong coordinating and information sharing role in the region for ESD, including a youth portal, regional projects and events.
