Preparaons of the Host City Aichi- Nagoya toward the UNESCO World Conference on ESD

Reita Furusawa RCE Chubu (Japan) The Role of Aichi-Nagoya as a Host City of the World Conference on ESD ① Nagoya, Aichi = UNESCO World Conference on ESD (High-Level Segment, Plenary, Official Side- events) ② Okayama = Stakeholders Meengs (The 9th Global RCE Conference, Internaonal Forum on UNESCO ASPnet Schools, Kominkan-CLC Internaonal Conference on ESD, Youth Conference) Venue Nov. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Aichi Nagoya Okayama 2. Overview of Aichi-Nagoya

Chubu (Central) Area

Aichi Prefecture

RCE Chubu Nagoya City The Background of Aracng the World Conference on ESD to Aichi-Nagoya

Major Internaonal meengs for Sustainability in Aichi 2005:Internaonal EXPO “Nature’s Wisdom” 2010: Biodiversity COP10 2014: ESD World Conference ESD Acvies in Aichi-Nagoya Bioregional ESD &Chubu Model

- Spaal approach: ESD acvies in Ise-Mikawa Bay Watershed

- Sectorial Approach: ① Private Sector and NGOs, ② School educaon, ③Higher Educaon - Themac Approach: ①Internaonal/regional Cooperaon, ②Tradional Knowledge → RCE Chubu 2014 Project =Chubu Model UNESCO World Conference on ESD and the Host City, Aichi-Nagoya l Venue: Nagoya Congress Center l Parcipants:1,000 (delegates, stakeholders, etc.) l Official Host of UNESCO World Conference on ESD: Aichi-Nagoya →RCE Chubu is one of the members of the organizing commiee of Aichi-Nagoya →Open Side-event is currently being planned by the organizing commiee of Aichi-Nagoya. Partners and events (symposiums or forums) at the Open Side-Event for the World Conference on ESD (RCE Chubu’s Proposal)

Events Organizer Content RCE event Global RCE presentaon of the outcome of Okayama conference RCE Chubu RCE Chubu Dialogue on ESD Chubu Model event ESD University Aichi Associaon ESD Dialogue among university students of University students Summit Presidents Earth Charter Earth Charter Int’l Earth Charter and ESD event Digital Earth The Internaonal GIS as ESD tool Summit Society for Digital Earth (ISDE) Our Proposal for AP-RCE members!

1. Let us parcipate and contribute to the World Conference on ESD by making RCE event happen at the open side-event. 2. Please join the dialogue event organized by RCE Chubu as well as the RCE event. 3. Please support our voice to reach more people at the Nairobi RCE Global Conference. Aichi-Nagoya Welcome you all!

Let’s Move Forward form the Decade to the Post-Decade

Let’s Move from Okayama to Aichi-Nagoya!