Brochure: What is an RCE? - UNU-IAS - United Nations University
Brochure: What is an RCE? - UNU-IAS - United Nations University
Brochure: What is an RCE? - UNU-IAS - United Nations University
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REGIONAL CENTRES OF EXPERTISE<br />
As of April 2012<br />
AFRICA &<br />
MIDDLE EAST<br />
Cairo, Egypt<br />
Gh<strong>an</strong>a<br />
Greater Mbarara, Ug<strong>an</strong>da<br />
Greater Nairobi, Kenya<br />
Jord<strong>an</strong><br />
Kakamega-Western Kenya<br />
K<strong>an</strong>o, Nigeria<br />
Khmomas-Erongo, Namibia<br />
Kuwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa<br />
Lagos, Nigeria<br />
Lesotho<br />
Mak<strong>an</strong>a & Rural Eastern Cape,<br />
South Africa<br />
Maputo, Mozambique<br />
Mau Ecosystem Complex,<br />
Kenya<br />
Minna, Nigeria<br />
Senegal<br />
Swazil<strong>an</strong>d<br />
Zomba, Malawi<br />
THE AMERICAS<br />
Bogota, Colombia<br />
Brit<strong>is</strong>h Columbia (North<br />
Cascades), C<strong>an</strong>ada<br />
Chaco, Argentina<br />
Curitiba-Par<strong>an</strong>a, Brazil<br />
Gr<strong>an</strong>d Rapids, USA<br />
Greater Sudbury, C<strong>an</strong>ada<br />
Guatemala<br />
Lima-Callao, Peru<br />
Montreal, C<strong>an</strong>ada<br />
North Texas, USA<br />
Rio de J<strong>an</strong>eiro, Brazil<br />
São Paulo, Brazil<br />
Saskatchew<strong>an</strong>, C<strong>an</strong>ada<br />
T<strong>an</strong>tramar, C<strong>an</strong>ada<br />
Toronto, C<strong>an</strong>ada<br />
Western Jal<strong>is</strong>co, Mexico<br />
ASIA-PACIFIC<br />
Anji, China<br />
Arunachal Pradesh, India<br />
B<strong>an</strong>galore, India<br />
Beijing, China<br />
Bogor, Indonesia<br />
Bohol, Philippines<br />
Cebu, Philippines<br />
Cha-am, Thail<strong>an</strong>d<br />
Ch<strong>an</strong>digarh, India<br />
Chubu, Jap<strong>an</strong><br />
Delhi, India<br />
East Kalim<strong>an</strong>t<strong>an</strong>, Indonesia<br />
Gippsl<strong>an</strong>d, Australia<br />
Goa<br />
Greater Dhaka (IUBAT),<br />
B<strong>an</strong>gladesh<br />
Greater Phnom Penh,<br />
Cambodia<br />
Greater Sendai, Jap<strong>an</strong><br />
Greater Western Sydney,<br />
Australia<br />
Guwahati, India<br />
Hyogo-Kobe, Jap<strong>an</strong><br />
Ilocos, Philippines<br />
Incheon, Republic of Korea<br />
Kitakyushu, Jap<strong>an</strong><br />
Kodagu, India<br />
Kyrgyzst<strong>an</strong><br />
Lucknow, India<br />
Mumbai, India<br />
Northern Mind<strong>an</strong>ao,<br />
Philippines<br />
Okayama, Jap<strong>an</strong><br />
Pacific Isl<strong>an</strong>d Countries<br />
Pen<strong>an</strong>g, Malaysia<br />
Pune, India<br />
Sh<strong>an</strong>gri-la, China<br />
Southern Vietnam<br />
Srinagar, India<br />
Tongyeong, Republic of Korea<br />
Tr<strong>an</strong>g, Thail<strong>an</strong>d<br />
Ulju, Republic of Korea<br />
Western Australia<br />
Yogyakarta, Indonesia<br />
Yokohama, Jap<strong>an</strong><br />
EUROPE<br />
Açores, Portugal<br />
Barcelona, Spain<br />
Central Macedonia, Greece<br />
Creias-Oeste, Portugal<br />
Crete, Greece<br />
Denmark<br />
East Midl<strong>an</strong>ds, UK<br />
Espoo, Finl<strong>an</strong>d<br />
Graz-Styria, Austria<br />
Hamburg, Germ<strong>an</strong>y<br />
Irel<strong>an</strong>d<br />
London, UK<br />
Munich, Germ<strong>an</strong>y<br />
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia<br />
North East, UK<br />
Nuremberg, Germ<strong>an</strong>y<br />
Oldenburger Münsterl<strong>an</strong>d,<br />
Germ<strong>an</strong>y<br />
Porto Metropolit<strong>an</strong> Area,<br />
Portugal<br />
Rhine-Meuse<br />
Samara, Russia<br />
Severn, UK<br />
Skåne, Sweden<br />
Southern North Sea<br />
Vienna, Austria<br />
Wales, UK<br />
Yorkshire & Humberside, UK<br />
<strong>RCE</strong>s<br />
IN ACTION<br />
There are more th<strong>an</strong> 100 Regional Centres<br />
of Expert<strong>is</strong>e on Education for Sustainable<br />
Development operating worldwide.<br />
Each <strong>RCE</strong> empowers people within its community to lead better, more sustainable<br />
lives by providing them with the information, education <strong>an</strong>d tools they<br />
need to create positive social <strong>an</strong>d environmental ch<strong>an</strong>ge.<br />
By creating diverse partnerships among educators, researchers, policy-makers,<br />
scient<strong>is</strong>ts, youth, leaders within indigenous communities <strong>an</strong>d throughout the<br />
public, private <strong>an</strong>d NGO sectors, <strong>RCE</strong>s are able to provide a framework for<br />
strategic thinking <strong>an</strong>d action on sustainability, creating t<strong>an</strong>gible improvements<br />
in their communities. Indeed, partnerships are at the heart of each individual<br />
<strong>RCE</strong> <strong>an</strong>d of the global <strong>RCE</strong> network.<br />
WHAT MAKES <strong>RCE</strong>s UNIQUE?<br />
<strong>RCE</strong>S THINK GLOBALLY<br />
BUT ACT LOCALLY. With<br />
their official links to UN<br />
agencies, formal education<br />
institutions, <strong>an</strong>d informal<br />
educators worldwide,<br />
<strong>RCE</strong>s are the best keepers<br />
of knowledge around<br />
sustainability challenges in<br />
their home regions.<br />
The <strong>RCE</strong> network brings<br />
together multi-sectoral <strong>an</strong>d<br />
interd<strong>is</strong>ciplinary members<br />
who might not usually work<br />
together. As such, they are<br />
uniquely placed to help create<br />
solutions to these challenges<br />
through dialogue, education<br />
<strong>an</strong>d learning.<br />
<strong>RCE</strong>s ensure that the<br />
m<strong>an</strong>y facets of sustainable<br />
development have a place<br />
in primary, secondary <strong>an</strong>d<br />
tertiary education <strong>an</strong>d<br />
research, as well as in<br />
informal learning spaces.<br />
Through these efforts, <strong>RCE</strong>s<br />
help prepare local leaders<br />
of tomorrow with the tools<br />
<strong>an</strong>d information they need to<br />
make smart <strong>an</strong>d sustainable<br />
choices for the future.<br />
<strong>RCE</strong> efforts encourage<br />
innovation <strong>an</strong>d new<br />
approaches to sustainable<br />
development. They tr<strong>an</strong>slate<br />
ex<strong>is</strong>ting knowledge into<br />
concrete actions <strong>an</strong>d<br />
empower individuals to<br />
make sustainable choices<br />
for themselves <strong>an</strong>d their<br />
communities.<br />
The success each <strong>RCE</strong><br />
achieves on the local level <strong>is</strong><br />
brought to scale through the<br />
global <strong>RCE</strong> Network of more<br />
th<strong>an</strong> 100 <strong>RCE</strong>s worldwide.<br />
Local knowledge, expert<strong>is</strong>e<br />
<strong>an</strong>d best practices are shared<br />
globally through the network<br />
<strong>an</strong>d are able to be adapted<br />
<strong>an</strong>d applied successfully in<br />
other regions. <strong>RCE</strong>s also play<br />
a central role in the tr<strong>an</strong>sfer<br />
of global technologies,<br />
knowledge <strong>an</strong>d experiences<br />
at the local level, through their<br />
programmes <strong>an</strong>d activities.