2016 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

2016 RCE Awards for Innovative Projects in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

The RCE Award for Innovative Projects in ESD, established in 2012, celebrates ‘good practices’ in ESD conducted by RCEs worldwide. The Award recognizes projects and initiatives that have translated existing local knowledge into concrete sustainable practices, and empowered individuals and communities to make sustainable choices. The nominated projects provide evidence of involvement of diverse actors in addressing local sustainable development challenges through dialogue, education, research and multi-stakeholder learning. 

The RCE Award honours RCEs that have made outstanding contributions to sustainable practices and have influenced and strengthened various education and sustainability efforts. In 2016, ten projects were nominated for an Award under the following themes:

  1. Biodiversity
  2. Climate Change
  3. Disaster Risk Reduction
  4. Higher Education & TVET
  5. Sustainable Consumption and Production
  6. Youth

The RCE Service Centre is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 RCE Award for Innovative Projects in ESD in the three categories (1) Outstanding Flagship Project, (2) Acknowledged Flagship Project, and (3) Honourable Mention.

During the 10th Global RCE Conference, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 23-25 November, 2016 the winners in the different categories were publicly honoured.

 

Outstanding Flagship Project

 

Disaster Risk Reduction

RCE Srinagar - Climate smart and disaster resilient communities in the Indian Himalayan region Project Type: Contributing to community engagement

 

Acknowledged Flagship Project

 

Biodiversity

RCE Kodagu - Community linked biodiversity conservation: sacred groves of Kodagu, Karnataka, India

Project Type: Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development

 

RCE Okayama - Okayama creature village project

Project Type: Capacity Development

 

RCE Greater Pwani - Botanical garden: a transformative and holistic learning laboratory

Project Type: Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development

Higher Education & TVET

RCE Saskatchewan - The sustainability and education policy network (SEPN): leading through multi-sector learning

Project Type: Enabling policy formation and/or institutional change

Sustainable Consumption and Production

RCE Severn - Regeneration for the Future

Project Type: Capacity Development

Youth

RCE Greater Eastern Uganda - Youth empowerment for promoting sustainable development education and practice

Project Type: Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development

 

Honourable Mention

 

Climate Change

RCE Chandigarh - Addressing the issue of climate change by articulating information and promoting collaborations at the local level

Project Type: Capacity Development

Higher Education & TVET

RCE Greater Dhaka - Whole-institutional approach of RCE Greater Dhaka through water reuse, biodiversity conservation, and youth mobilization in commitment to the GAP on ESD

Project Type: Engaging with transformative learning and research for sustainable development

Sustainable Consumption and Production

RCE Minna - New design for safer canoes: a documentary

Project Type: Capacity Development