UNESCO ESD Youth Conference
- Date
- 7 November 2014
- Venue
- Okayama International Center
2-2-1 Hokancho Kita-ku Okayama-city Okayama
- Participants
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52 young ESD leaders between 18-35 years old
Click here for Participants’ profiles
Objectives
- ･ To provide a platform for ESD youth leaders from around the world to engage in dialogue and peer learning to enhance their ESD practices.
- ･ To highlight the contribution of youth to the ESD movement, particularly their innovative approaches.
- ･ To formulate collective input and recommendations to the World Conference on ESD.
- ･ To promote further youth involvement in ESD and a commitment to actions beyond 2014.
Output
A collective youth statement, which will be developed through pre-conference online discussions and finalized at the UNESCO ESD Youth Conference, will be submitted to the World Conference on ESD. The statement will also be shared through the official UNESCO World Conference website.
Draft programme
| 6 November | 14:00～16:30 | Ice breaking |
| 7 November | 09:15-10:15 | Opening plenary session |
| 10:30-12:30 | Parallel workshop sessions | |
| 12:30-13:55 | Lunch break/Poster exhibition | |
| 13:55-15:00 | Presentation of outcomes of the parallel sessions | |
| 15:15-16:30 | Plenary discussion session | |
| 16:30-17:30 | Wrap up Closing |
Outcomes
-Youth Statement-Youth Conference on demand video
-Videos created by Youth
Documentary video created by Youth Conference participant Ms. Ingrid Rieser(Norway)