RCE Updates from Global RCE Service Centre Ms. Miki Konishi (Programme Coordinator, UNU-IAS) 14th Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting Session 1, 19 July, 2022

1. RCE updates: 2021-2022
Global RCE Service Centre
SUPPORTED BY
14th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting
19-21 July 2022 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Day 1

2. Outline
1. Updates since the 13th AP meeting
2. Planned activities in 2022
3. Roadmap 2021-2030 and reporting

3. Global RCE Network
1-1. RCE
 ESD for 2030
 SDGs
• A mechanism to translate global sustainability
goals into local actions
• A multi-stakeholder network to promote
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
at the local level
• Functions as an innovative platform and a
living laboratory to facilitate transformative
education and interdisciplinary and cross-
sectoral collaboration
Link

4. Global RCE Network
1-2. Global RCE Network
RCEs in the world
38
29
72
46
Afrca & Middle East
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
ASIA-PACIFIC (2)
RCE Suzhou, China
RCE Gwangmyeong, Republic of Korea
EUROPE (1)
RCE Zurich, Switzerland
AMERICAS (1)
RCE Detroit Windsor, USA
RCE Hawaii, USA
(as of July 2022)
5 RCEs
 Newly acknowledged RCEs in 2021
RCEs in the regions
Link

5. 1-3. RCE Projects
RCE projects during the Global Action Programme on ESD (2015-2019)
479 projects in 46 countries
UNU-IAS (2020)
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Besides SDG 4,most projects are contributing to
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 14 & 15 (Life below water & Life on Land)
• SDG 12 (Sustainable production and consumption)

6. Tackling Climate Action at the Local Level:
Education for Sustainable Development Projects
from the Global RCE Network
(UNU-IAS 2021)
1-4 RCE Projects: Climate Change & Education
Publication & Video RCE Youth Webinar
RCE Youth Art Challenge
‘Youth Voices on Climate Change, Action for Sustainability’
In commemoration of International Youth Day
CPO26 Side Event
‘Arts & Science: The New Inspiration’
Outstanding Artwork
Link Link
Link

7. 1-4. RCE Projects: Biodiversity & Education
Engaging Communities for Biodiversity Conservation:
Education for Sustainable Development
Projects from the Global RCE Network
(UNU-IAS 2022)
Publication & Video AP: RCE Cebu (Philippines), RCE Tongyeong (Korea), RCE Greater
Western Sydney (Australia) , RCE Sundarbans (Bangladesh)
Africa: RCE Zaria (Nigeria), RCE South Rift (Kenya), RCE Greater
Pwani (Kenya)
Americas: RCE Saskatchewan (Canada), RCE Guatemala
(Guatemala), RCE Curitiba-Parana (Brazil)
Europe: RCE Helsinki Metropolitan (Finland) , RCE Warsaw
Metropolitan (Poland)
Link
Online session at the Sustainability
Research & Innovation Congress 2022
Link
Video with the RCE member's interview
Link

8. RCE Projects: Biodiversity & Education

9. Outstanding Flagship Projects (11) Acknowledged Flagship Projects (14)
Honourable Mentions (4)
1-5. RCE Award 2021

10. Date Regional Meeting & Title Host RCE
19-21 Jul 2022
14th
Asia-Pacific Meeting
”Empowering Local Wisdom for Education for Sustainable
Development "
RCE Greater Gombak
（Malaysia）
3-5 Oct 2022 11th
Americas Meeting
“Now, More than Ever! The RCE Network as a Peace Leader!' ”
RCE Salisbury
（USA）
11-13 Oct 2022
European Meeting (Part 2)
"Greater than the Sum of the Parts; Strengthening the
European RCE Network for ESD"
RCE Fryslân
（The Netherlands）
28-30 Nov 2022 12th
African Meeting
"Role of African RCEs in Climate Action"
RCE Greater Nairobi
（Kenya）
2. Planned activities in 2022
 RCE Regional Meetings in 2022
 Global RCE Conference in 2023
Open call for hosting RCE events in 2023 to be made November 2022-31 January 2023 (tentative).

11. Date Events/activities
12 August, 2 pm – 4 pm (JST) RCE Youth Webinar
‘Art, Actions, and Perspectives for Biodiversity Conservation ‘
Mid-August – 30 September RCE Youth Art Challenge (Call for submission)
‘Youth Voices and Actions for Biodiversity and Sustainability’
19 July– 9 September RCE Award 2022 (Call for application)
14-15 December 17th Meeting - Ubuntu Committee of Peers for the
RCEs
2. Planned activities in 2022

12. 3. RCE Roadmap 2021-2030
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Strategic Priority Areas

13. 13
Level 1
• Annual Review by individual RCEs by local/regional stakeholders
Level 2
• Review of individual RCE’s monitoring results and share trends and findings at
annual RCE regional meetings
Level 3
• Review of the regional analysis at the bi-annual global RCE conferences
• Mid-term review in 2025/2026
Monitoring and Evaluation
*The process will be replicated for the second half of the decade.

14. • Ensure you submit your RCE PROJECTS on the RCE
Portal at least once a year
• Close date: 31 December 2022
Note: If no projects are submitted in a 3-year period
(1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022), the RCE will be deemed
inactive. The Global RCE Service Centre reserves the
right to de-list inactive RCEs.
• Keep your RCE PROFILE PAGE up-to-date
Submission of Project Report and update of Profile Page

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 RCE Portal Site  E-Bulletin  Facebook
Communication

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