INTRODUCTION & PROGRAMME - APCEIU

204th Asia-Pacific Teachers Training WorkshopNSW Priority Sustainability Issues• Sustainable lifestyles (Incl. Consumption & production, social values, equity)• Ecosystem health and bioregional awareness• Infrastructure and institutional arrangements• Local communities taking action(From ‘Learning for sustainability 2002)2. The 3x P’s of SustainabilityPARTICIPATION• ‘An improved quality of life requires democratic participation and engagement of citizens indecision- making’ (UNCED, 1992; UNESCO, 2002)• ‘We recognize that sustainable development requires a long-term perceptive and broad-basedparticipation in policy formulation, decision-making and implementation at all levels.’ (UnitedNations 2OO2 p4)• Participatory approaches to sustainability are underpinned by elements of equity, sharing,listening, reflection, co-learning, negotiation, critical thinking, cooperation collaboration, trust,futures orientation and democracy. (Wilson Hill 2003)Active participation is encouraged by:• Democratic decision making;• Knowledge constructed through dialogue;• Capacity building and emancipation,• Ownership; and• A more complex collective understanding of issues and actions.(See Janse van Rensburg 2000)PARTNERSHIPSJohannesburg Plan of Implementation XI, Institutional framework for sustainable development‘Enhance partnerships between governmental and non-governmental actors, including all majorgroups, as well as, volunteer groups, on programmes and activities for the achievement of sustainabledevelopment of sustainable development at all levels’ UN Div. Sustainable Development (2002)