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Okayama
City has been promoting the Okayama ESD Project which contributes to create a
sustainable society by strengthening cooperation among institutions and organisations.
Okayama
City area was designatedas Regional Centre of Expertise on ESD by the United
Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
Note: RCE is a Regional Centre of Expertise on ESD
January 2005 “Decade of ESD” [Note 1] began
Okayama ESD Project established in April 20, 2005
Okayama area is designated as on of the RCEs by UNU-IAS in June 2005.
UNESCO World Conference on ESD and related conferences were held in Okayama City in October and November 2014.
UN Global Action Program on ESD started in December 2014.
The Okayama ESD Project 2015-2019 Basic Concept is launched in April 2015.
The Okayama ESD Project received the UNESCO Japan ESD Award in October 2016.
The Okayama City receives the UNESCO City of Learning Award in September 2017.
Okayama ESD Project 2020-2030 Basic Concept was released in May 2021.
Note 1: The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 to 2014) is a United Nations campaign to encourage governments to promote education and international cooperation to achieve sustainable development.
Related website：What is Okayama ESD Project?
Okayama City has attracted global attention as a region where people from diverse backgrounds are working together to promote ESD. The stakeholders include government, educational institutions, NPOs, and businesses. The following meetings were held in Okayama City in 2014 as a part of the UNESCO World Conference on ESD to discuss future ESD promotion.
Related website：Introduction to the ESD World Conference
The Okayama ESD Project, implemented by the Okayama ESD Promotion Council, an industry-government-academia-government organization for which Okayama City serves as the secretariat, has received the 2016 UNESCO/Japan ESD Award.
The UNESCO/Japan ESD Prize was established in 2015 by UNESCO with financial support from the Japanese government to motivate ESD practitioners around the world to take on the challenges of better ESD initiatives and to spread excellent initiatives around the world.
The Okayama ESD Project was recognized as “an impressive community-based example of a whole-city approach, involving diverse sectors and stakeholders.
Related website：The 2016 UNESCO/Japan ESD Award
Okayama City has been selected for the UNESCO City of Learning Award 2017 by The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL).
The UNESCO City of Learning Award was established in 2015 to recognize cities that have made significant progress as a city of learning. Okayama City received the award for its promotion of ESD, utilization of community centers, and development of indicators to measure the results of these activities.
Related website：UNESCO Learning Cities Award 2017
The ESD Okayama Award has been held since 2015 with the aim of recognizing outstanding ESD activities in Japan and abroad, spreading ESD to a wider audience, and contributing to the promotion of ESD around the world.
Related website：ESD Award
As an education that will lead to the future, all city schools are promoting ESD initiatives by positioning the concept of ESD in their basic school education plans. UNESCO Schools are used as centers for promoting ESD, expanding networks with other regions, and promoting ESD activities in cooperation with local communities.
Fifty-one elementary and junior high schools in Okayama City and 15 elementary and junior high schools in Okayama Prefecture have joined UNESCO Schools and are promoting ESD activities and studies.
UNESCO Schools is a global network of more than 15,000 member schools in 182 countries and regions around the world. From Japan, 1,120 schools (as of January 2023) are participating. UNESCO Schools promote mutual learning through exchanges and experiences based on familiar themes such as “living,” “eating,” and “living. Learning about the history and culture of the town where they live, considering the connections between nature and other living things around them, and learning about the production, distribution, and consumption of food are some of the ESD activities of UNESCO Schools.
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Community centres are facilities established by municipalities according to the Social Education Law.
In Okayama City, there are 37 community centres, one for each junior high school district.
Most community centres have a library, meeting rooms, rooms for cooking, crafts, and other activities and rooms for dancing and other skills.
Community centres are open to everyone regardless of age, gender, nationality, or disability.
Community centres are places where people in the community can meet and connect, where they can learn what they want to learn, and where they can create the power to build a sustainable community through their learning, activities, and connections with others.
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