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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.

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