10th Global RCE Conference 2016_Regional Sessions

1. AFRICAN RCES
2015-2016

2. RCEs in Africa and Middle East
 Africa and Middle East is home to 32 RCEs
currently with many RCE candidates.

3. Regional meetings in Africa -
2015
 The 5th African RCE Conference
 Theme: “Building stronger RCEs/ESD Network
for Transforming Communities”
 Held in Entebbe, Uganda from 14th to 16th
October, 2015, hosted by the National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Uganda and the Ugandan RCEs (Greater
Eastern Uganda and Mbarara).
 Topics discussed/ outcome:

4. Regional meetings in Africa -
2016
 The 6th African RCE Conference
 Theme: “Developing Capacities of African
RCEs for the implementation of the Global
Action Programme on ESD and the
Achievement of Sustainable Development
Goals”
 Held in Nairobi, Kenya from 24th to 25th
October, 2016, hosted by the National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Uganda and RCE Greater Nairobi.
 Topics discussed/ outcome:

5. Regional meetings in Africa -
2016
 TICAD VI side event
 Theme: “Strengthening the Role of African
Regional Centres of Expertise to Deliver the
SDGs through
 Education for Sustainable Development”
 Held in Nairobi, Kenya from 26th October, 2016.
 Topics discussed:
 Outcome: Policy brief to be published ?

6. Inter-RCE collaborations
 The First Virtual Youth Conference in Africa
Held in August, 2016
Organized by RCE Minna and RCE Grand
Rapids on youth empowerment and vocational
training
 African Youth Network
 Collaborative projects?