1. The Post-2015 ESD Framework for
Action: Higher Education’s
Commitment to the Future
Dr. Betsy V. Boze
March 21, 2014
2. United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change
The Kyoto Protocol
IAU Kyoto Declaration
Kyoto Protocol
3. “Development which meets the needs
of the present without compromising
the needs of future generations”
IAU Kyoto Declaration
of Sustainable Development
4. “Make an institutional commitment to
the principle and practice of sustainable
development within the academic
milieu and to communicate that
commitment to its students, its
employees and to the public at large”
IAU Kyoto Declaration
of Sustainable Development
5. “…every individual has dignity;
and hence, the right to freedom,
equality and a basic standard of
living that includes freedom from
hunger”
United Nations Millennium
Development Goals (MDG)
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14. Goal 7: Environment Sustainability +
Goal 8: Global partnerships for
Development
= Education for Sustainable Development
United Nations Millennium
Development Goals (MDG)
15. Integrate the principles of sustainable
development into country policies and
programs; reverse loss of
environmental resources
Reduce biodiversity loss
United Nations Millennium
Development Goal 7
16. Address the special needs of least
developed countries
Address the special needs of
landlocked developing countries and
small island developing States
United Nations Millennium
Development Goal 8
17. “We are in danger of destroying
ourselves by our greed and stupidity.
We cannot remain looking inwards at
ourselves on a small and increasingly
polluted and overcrowded planet.”
Stephen Hawking
18. Teach sustainable development concepts
Encourage research on sustainable
development issues
Green our campuses
Support sustainability efforts in our
communities
Engage with and share results through
international frameworks
Rio + 20
People’s Sustainability Treaty on
Higher Education
19. Demonstrates our shared belief that
Higher Education must seek to create
a sustainable future for all and that
Higher Education must provide the
intellectual, economic, environmental
and cultural conditions for this future.
IAU Iquitos Statement on Higher
Education for Sustainable Development
20. Commitment to
pursuing sustainable development goals at
and through our institutions
to reconsider higher education and its role in
the transition to more sustainable societies
to develop new actions, strengthen current
initiatives and respond proactively
Make the world better for the present and
future generations.
IAU Iquitos Statement on Higher
Education for Sustainable Development
21. “SIDS have not sustained high levels of
economic growth and continue to be
negatively impacted by food insecurity, lack
of adequate transport networks and other
infrastructure, degradation of our coastal and
marine environments, water insecurity,
inadequate waste management systems,
heavy debt burdens and the adverse impacts
of the global economic and financial crisis.”
Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
22. Invest even more in the education and
training of our people.
Achieve higher rates of economic growth
and job creation,
Address high rates of unemployment
Slow migration of labour and brain drain.
Have effective and sustainable economic
management, and sustainable debt
3rd International Conference
on Small Island Sustainability (draft)
23. Degree in Small Island Sustainability
Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Institute
Cape Eleuthera Institute
Rerofitting facilities for energy efficiency
Oral History Institute to Blend Higher
Education and Traditional Knowledge
Folk Medicine project with Culinary Institute
The College of The Bahamas
24. Expand sustainable development actions,
Create opportunities to share the lessons
learned
Encourage your colleagues and other
stakeholders to connect to international
and regional efforts.
Work to develop new actions and to
strengthen your institution’s current
initiatives.
IAU Iquitos Statement on Higher
Education for Sustainable Development
