Integrating demographic and sustainable development concerns in education


Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

There would be increased understanding in all sections of society of the interactions between demographic trends and factors, and sustainable development. Stress would be put on local and national action. Demographic and sustainable development education would be coordinated and integrated both in the formal and non-formal education sectors. Particular attention would be given to population literacy programmes, notably for women. Special emphasis would be placed on the linkage between these programmes, primary environmental care and the provision of primary health care and services.

Facilitated by

  1. Using indigenous education systems for education in sustainability
  2. Supporting efforts of non-formal educators in sustainable development
  3. Providing environmental education in schools
  4. Preparing national strategies to meet basic learning needs for sustainable development
  5. Preparing education material on regional sustainable development issues
  6. Monitoring implementation of education proposals in Agenda 21
  7. Integrating sustainable development in curricula of business, industrial and agricultural schools
  8. Integrating sustainable development ethics into education, training and research programmes
  9. Increasing involvement of NGOs in designing and implementing education programmes for sustainable development
  10. Improving delivery of public awareness programmes in United Nations system
  11. Giving priority to universal sustainable development curricula in primary schools
  12. Giving higher priority to budgets in sustainable development education and training
  13. Expanding international exchange on sustainable development education
  14. Documenting population trends
  15. Developing environmental education material
  16. Creating environmental education partnerships with industry
  17. Assisting education institutions to contribute more to public environmental awareness programmes


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