Green Skills

Steffen Lehmann - greetings from the South!

I would like to keep PASCAL updated with the work I have been doing over the last 3 years in the United Kingdom, in the field of sustainable architecture, resource-efficient cities and green infrastructure.

Random Acts of Wildness – Nature is needed for human social resilience

What is this you may ask?  Before you get too far into ‘wild’ imaginings, it’s simple: learn about nature, create wild spaces around you, and go and enjoy them outdoors.  Natural beauty is good for us as University of Derby researchers say in monitoring the Wildlife Trust’s 30 Days Wild challenge.  It’s the key to unlocking the benefits of wellbeing and happiness and you can engage through their App:  http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/30DaysWild/App.  In the UK, June is the month to “Go Wild”, we can do this too, anywhere!

EcCoWell Cork Open Space event on UN World Water Day

The next EcCoWell Cork Open Space event will take place during the Lifelong Learning Festival in the city on 22 March

The event will focus on the topic of water to highlight and celebrate UN World Water Day and is a chance to discover the many ways in which business, academia, communities and people engage with water.

Getting Started with the SDGs in Cities

The German authorities have prepared a handbook as a guide to connect urban development and the SDG's . The purpose is to help actors  to consider all the complexity of urban topics and the multiple interactions across sectors and strata from the very beginning of planning. The target are both the local stakeholders and the national governments dealing with urban development issues.

UNESCO-UNEVOC Seminar on Greening Economies: How TVET Can Accommodate 21st Century Skills

On Tuesday 23 January Dr Margarita Pavlova, UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre Director and Associate Professor International Education and Lifelong Learning, gave a presentation on Greening Economies: How TVET Can Accommodate 21st Century Skills.

The role of the EU in the implementation of Asia Pacific SDGs - new Jean Monnet Network funded by EC

I am very pleased to report that an application led by the EU Centre at RMIT, host of the the PASCAL Centre for Australasia, for a Jean Monnet Network on the role of the EU in the implementation of the SDGs in Asia Pacific has been supported. This also involves colleagues from the Australian National University (ANU), the University of Canterbury, the University of Glasgow and the National University of Singapore (NUS), including PASCAL Directors, Robbie Guevera and MIke Osborne.

Making the Commitment: Contributions of Higher Education to SDGs - Dr Rajesh Tandon

United Nations system universally adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 as beacon for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development. This Agenda 2030 establishes 17 Goals which are universally applicable for all countries of the world[i]. Within this globally agreed universally applicable SDGs, each country (and many provinces) have developed (or are in the process of developing) specific nationally and locally relevant benchmarks and indicators for achieving these commitments.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Event, New York

Around 500 participants from all 193 UN Member States participated at the High-Level SDG Action Event on Education at headquarters of UN in New York. The high-level event included participation of the President of the General Assembly, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, the Director-General of UNESCO, High-level representatives from Member States (including Ministers) and observers, women, young stakeholders, civil society, UN agencies, education experts, innovators and other relevant stakeholders.

International Conference on SDGs: Actors and Implementation, 18-19th Sept in Barcelona - Programme and early bird registration open!

What kind of interaction and collaboration is required between the various actors (governments, businesses, third sector and academic institutions) to promote sustainable development?

Registration open for Participation for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Participation Lab's 2nd Annual Workshop 30 June 2017

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a global plan of action “for people, planet and prosperity”, encompassing both social and environmental concerns. Participation of all members of society is central to meeting and monitoring the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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