Climate Change

Broad categories of RCE practices

• Skills/competencies development• Situated learning leading to innovations for

low-carbon society• Local/regional policy development

Key Areas of Application

1. RCEs as innovators in the practices for new low-carbon economies

2. Role of traditional knowledge3. Importance of sharing RCE learning practices4. Development of competencies and capabilities5. Up-scaling of knowledge-innovation practices6. Assessment of the learning results of the RCE

projects7. Green Economy8. Global-Local links

Major Challenge

• A major challenge for RCEs is to determine the best course of action for attaining sustainable development and adapting to climate change, so it is essential that we share resources, research, and best practices within the global RCE network to be able to support our communities

Expected Outcome of the Discussion

Come up with a plan for a proposed global initiative that involves the global RCE network

Global initiative: We need to take a global approach through campaigning. Create one initiative to get the policy makers’ attentions (public awareness).

Asian-pacific: Work with education ministers and keep in touch with them. Put pressure on the government for ESD, see how other countries are doing. DESD in Asean has already been planned.

Mitigation versus Adaptation: In the case of RCE Bohol, we are looking for other sources of food incase of crisis (for alternative sources of food) More RCEs are doing more adaptation.

Should not think about the same paradigm

For Discussion1. Organizing communication and collaboration among RCEs

with similar climate change challenges2. Strategies for inter-RCE sharing of climate change related

educational materials, strategies, initiatives, etc.3. How to integrate community and NGO efforts to address

climate change with government policy responses4. Japan –Interested in Natural conservation. Opportunity to

share. Use portal efficiently. Residents should take more positive actions.

5. Kenya: How can we start reaching the community (resource centers)

Output at end of Session

1) Half a page summary of session2) One slide with 2-3 points on actionable items

after the conference

• Establish a framework. “SHARING” – our knowledge. This is our strategy

• there should be sharing, but also influencing.• Global• Continental RCEs• Country (eg. 9 RCEs in India)

• Learning sharing (internalize our knowledge) thus, influence advocacy influencing policy

• Strengthen our network

Vision, Strategy, Methodology

• Vision: Global learning space• RCEs can come together(Strategy) : Learning sharing (internalize our

knowledge, Strengthen our network) thus, influence advocacy influencing policy

Tool:portal• Methodologies: What do we share? Cases ,

good practices (adaptation, medication strategies), information on materials

• Actionable points: