This document summarizes updates from the Global RCE Network between 2018 and 2019. It discusses the development of the RCE Network and regional RCE communities over time. It then outlines newly acknowledged RCEs, highlights of RCE award-winning projects in 2018, and an overview of RCE-related activities implemented or planned between September 2018 and December 2019, including conferences, meetings, and youth initiatives.
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Updates from the Global RCE Network: 2018-2019
1. Updates from the Global
RCE Network: 2018-2019
Dr. Philip Vaughter – United Nations University – Institute for the Advanced Study of
Sustainability
June 4th, 2019
2. Overview of Presentation
1) Development of the RCE Network to date
2) Overview of RCE-related activities implemented since 2018
3) Strategic Directions
3. Development of the RCE Network
2005
Launch of UN DESD
First RCEs
Acknowledged
2006
1st Global RCE
Conference
2007
2nd Global RCE
Conference
2008
3rd Global RCE
Conference
2009
4th Global RCE
Conference
2010
Midpoint of UN DESD
5th Global RCE
Conference
2011
6th Global RCE
Conference
2012
7th Global RCE
Conference
2013
8th Global RCE
Conference
2014
9th Global RCE
Conference
2015
Launch of SDGs
Launch of GAP
2016
10th Global RCE
Conference
2017
1st Thematic RCE
Conference
2018
11th Global RCE
Conference
2019
4. Development of the Asia-Pacific RCE
Network
2005
Launch of UN DESD
First RCEs
Acknowledged
2006 2007
2008
1st Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2009
2nd Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2010
Midpoint of UN DESD
3rd Asia-Pacific
RCE Meeting
2011
4th Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2012
5th Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2013
6th Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2014
7th Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2015
Launch of GAP
8th Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2016
9th Asia-Pacific RCE
Meeting
2017
10th Asia-Pacific
RCE Meeting
2018
11th Asia-Pacific
RCE Meeting
2019
12th Asia-Pacific
RCE Meeting
5. Newly acknowledged RCEs
Global Network: Over 160 RCEs around the world clustered into 4 regions
African RCE Community: President – RCE Buea, Vice-President – RCE Eswatini
Asia-Pacific RCE Community: Asia-Pacific RCE Coordinating Committee
European RCE Community: Communication Coordinators – RCE London & RCE
Oldenburger Münsterland
Americas RCE Community: Regional Meeting host convenes RCEs
New RCEs: 5 RCEs were acknowledged since December 2018 until now
Asia-Pacific: RCE Sundarbans (Bangladesh), RCE Qingdao (China), RCE Sakon Nakhon
(Thailand)
Americas: RCE North Texas (USA), RCE Gran Caracas (Venezuela)
6.
7. RCE Awards 2018 – Outstanding Flagship
Projects
RCE Borderlands – From poverty to
plenty: El Ranchero Solidario Farmer’s
Cooperative (SDG 1)
RCE Borderlands – The mobile living lab
(SDG 4)
RCE Georgetown – RISE youth corps
(SDG 17)
RCE Greater Western Sydney & RCE
Yogyakarta – Asia-Pacific SDG youth
challenge 2018 (SDG 13)
RCE Greater Yenagoa – Women’s
empowerment initiative (SDG 5)
RCE Minna – School empowerment and
nutrition through agriculture (SDG 2)
RCE Severn – The pop-up sustainability
village (SDG 17)
RCE Scotland – Values and learning for
sustainability in initial teacher education
(SDG 4)
RCE Tongyeong – Change the world
through quality education (SDG 4)
8. Asia-Pacific RCE Coordinating Committee
The Asia-Pacific RCE Coordinating Committee is the coordinating and advisory
group for collaborative activities within the Asia-Pacific RCE community
In cooperation with the Global RCE Service Centre, the Asia-Pacific Coordinating
Committee serves the AP RCE community by:
I. Providing advice on the agenda and programming of the Asia-Pacific RCE Meetings;
II. Being a sounding board of ideas that might lead to collaborative projects for the Asia-
Pacific community;
III. Coordinating inter-RCE activities, and proactively responding to particular needs of
RCEs, if necessary.
9. Asia-Pacific RCE Coordinating Committee
Typically, the Committee is comprised of 5-7 members, representing RCEs from
across the Asia-Pacific region – however, the size is flexible depending on number
of volunteers and regional balance.
Efforts need to be made to have representation from the youth community.
The Committee elects one from amongst themselves as the Asia-Pacific RCE
Coordinator, who chairs the Committee and liaises with the Global RCE Service
Centre on behalf of the Committee.
The term of office for the Coordinator and all Committee members is two years and
renewable.
The Coordinator and all Committee members act in their individual capacities, not
necessarily representing RCEs
10. Asia-Pacific RCE Coordinating Committee
Committee meetings and discussions are held on a needs basis but should be at
least once a year, and can be conducted though teleconferencing, as well as outer
virtual means should face-to-face be infeasible.
Appointments of Committee members are made at Asia-Pacific RCE Regional
Meetings
12. Overview of RCE-related activities
September 2018 • 11th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting • Sydney, Australia
October 2018 • 7th Americas RCE Meeting • Posadas, Argentina
November 2018 • 10th Tongyeong ESD Forum
• International Association of
Universities Conference
• Tongyeong, South Korea
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
December 2018 • 11th Global RCE Conference &
Ubuntu Committee Meeting
• Cebu, The Philippines
January 2019 • Announcement of newly
acknowledged RCEs
• Tokyo, Japan
February 2019 • Japanese RCE Meeting
• 2019 AP Youth SDG Challenge
Starts
• Kitakyushu, Japan
• All RCEs in Region
13. Overview of RCE-related activities
June 2019 • 12th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting • Hangzhou, China
July 2019 • UNESCO Forum & GAP Partner
Meeting
• Hanoi, Vietnam
August 2019 • 9th African RCE Meeting • Kwaluseni, Eswatini
September 2019 • 2019 European RCE Meeting
• 8th Americas RCE Meeting
• Heraklion, Greece
• Burlington, USA
November 2019 • World Environmental Education
Congress (WEEC)
• Bangkok, Thailand
December 2019 • Ubuntu Committee Meeting • Tokyo, Japan
