RCE Penang-2011

Submitted by asyirah on Wed, 2011-07-06 12:18
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
Vision of RCE Penang is to build capacity to deliver, support and generate innovative education for sustainable development (SD) in Penang and Malaysia.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
2
b. Transactional : 
4
c. Transformational : 
4
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
Socio-Economic Research Institute (SERI), Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), Consumer Action of Penang (CAP), Centre for Education and Training in Renewable Energy and EnergyEfficiency (CETREE), Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Centre for Archaeological Research–Malaysia, River Engineering and Urban Drainage, Centre (REDAC), Centre for Women Development Research (KANITA), Basic Education Research Unit (BERU), Water Watch Penang (WWP)
4. Cooperation and communication : 
Roundtable discussions, workshops, partnership projects and co-organize programs with stakeholders
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
UNU-IAS, UNEP, UNESCO
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Third World Network, Pesticide Action Network–Asia Pacific, University of South Florida, World Wildlife Fund (WWF, Foundation for the Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
RCE Trang, RCE Yokohama, RCE Sendai, RCE Bangalore, RCE Kalimantan Timur, RCE Jogjakarta
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Professor Sultan Ahmed Ismail, Royapettah, Chennai, India; Professor Jose Furtado, Imperial College, London; Professor Peter Corcoran, University of South Florida.
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Socio-Economic Research Institute (SERI), Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), Consumer Action of Penang (CAP), Centre for Education and Training in Renewable Energy and EnergyEfficiency (CETREE), Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Centre for Archaeological Research–Malaysia, River Engineering and Urban Drainage, Centre (REDAC), Centre for Women Development Research (KANITA), Basic Education Research Unit (BERU), Water Watch Penang (WWP)
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
4
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
4
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
2
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
RCE Penang partners/ social network participate by providing expertise in the development of projects and by integrating RCE activities in their activities.
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
3
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
5
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
2
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
The activities conducted e.g. garden and food waste composting in schools assist teachers to conduct innovative education for sustainable development. Education on management of climate change impacts build capacity of the related agencies and organizations to better serve the affected communities.
10. Competences and capabilities : 
Logical Framework Analysis (LFA), mind mapping and other action research oriented techniques (e.g. recycling and composting) to determine SD problems and to propose activities to solve the problems. The techniques are used during discussions and workshops to ensure opinions of stakeholders included in decision making.
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
No
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Composting and recycling methods to school teachers, university and residential communities. Counseling and life saving training for flood affected communities.
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Waste reduction campaigns at residential areas, schools and hypermarkets; flood risks awareness; and traditional herbal plants awareness.
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Situational Analysis of the Malaysian Primary Education System towards sustainable Development.
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
4
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
3
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
3
5. Research Integration
13. Research & Development (R&D): 
RCE Penang is collaborating with researchers and international expert in developing suitable methodology and technology transfer for different partners (e.g. schools, residential, institutional etc.)
14. Research partners : 
Environmental Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia; Department of Biotechnology, Royapettah, Chennai, India; Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation; Islamic Manufacturing Practice and government agencies.
15. Description of research
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
5
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
5
Tagging
Continent: 
Asia-Pacific
Country: 
Malaysia
Region: 
Asia-Pacific
Type: 
Project Reports