Year: 2021

UNU-IAS and the Ministry of Environment of Japan (MOEJ) will co-organise a Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC) outreach event on the theme of ‘Synergising ESD for 2030 Stakeholders Dialogue-Learn for our Planet, Act for Sustainability.’ It is also a part…

30 June, 2021, 15:00-16:30 CEST (GMT+1)  This interactive event, sponsored by the Green Learning Network, the International Renewable Energy Agency, REN21 and UNEP’s Youth and Education Alliance, brings together panellists at the forefront of renewable energy education and training to share innovative…

The UNESCO Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, held virtually from 17-19 May, 2021, gathered more than 2,800 participants from 161 countries together, including decision-makers and those in the education for sustainable development (ESD) community across the globe (with an…

Conducted by Okayama City and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee, the ‘ESD Okayama Award 2021′ is now open for entries. The Award rewards outstanding ESD practices in local communities around the world to support organisations carrying out ESD activities…

This six-week online course on Global Leadership and Sustainable Development in Africa offered by UNU-IAS, in collaboration with New York University and the University of Johannesburg, is open to postgraduate students enrolled in Japanese universities (Master’s and Ph.D. courses) working…

The call for nominations of the seventh edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development is now open. Funded by the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance, the Prize is awarded every two years and recognises…

In celebration of the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, held virtually from 17 to 19 May 2021, UNESCO is inviting partners around the world to organise and register their own ESD events in the month of May. Select events will…

UNU-IAS will organise a webinar on Monday 22 March, 2021 from 21:00 – 22:45 JST, in observance of World Water Day (WWD) 2021 in collaboration with UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) and the…

The 7th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum will be held virtually on 8-12 March, 2021 under the theme ‘Enabling Resilience for All: The Critical Decade to Scale-up Action’. The Forum will discuss how adaptation practitioners and stakeholders can work together…

The ‘2nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development‘ will be held from 24-25 June, 2021 at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (in-person and virtual). Organised by the Asian Institute of Technology, the event will bring together discussion…