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The goal of the
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014),
for which UNESCO is the lead agency, is to integrate the principles,
values, and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of
education and learning. This educational effort will encourage changes in
behaviour that will create a more sustainable future in terms of
environmental integrity, economic viability, and a just society for present
and future generations.
Japanese-German
cooperation in this field of school education started in 2006 when a group
of German teachers was invited to Japan by their Japanese colleagues. They
visited schools and held a workshop in Hiroshima on introducing education
for sustainable development in schools. The UNESCO office in Bangkok evaluated the
project positively.
The dialog between Japan and Germany, two keyplayers in climate and
environment protection, shall be continued this year by this symposium on
German-Japanese Cooperation on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
in Berlin. The conference is jointly organized by the Japanese-German
Center Berlin (JDZB), the Association of German Teachers of Geography, the
Hiroshima Geographic Allicance of the Japanese Society for Geographical
Sciences in cooperation with the Decade of Education for Sustainable
Development and supported by The Japan Foundation.
The aims of the symposium are to discuss ways and methods to introduce
education for sustainable development in school teaching and learning, develop
curriculums and teaching material to be used in schools in Germany, Japan
and other countries and to foster exchange of teachers between Germany and
Japan.
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