International Workshop on the UNDESD,Bonn,Germany

Abstract

Education experts from over 35 countries gathered in Bonn on 28 and 29 November 2006 for an international workshop on the UNDESD to analyse how the concept of ESD is being perceived the world over and what are the commonalities and differences in the approaches to and the practice of ESD. The workshop acknowledged that while in some ways the conceptualisation of ESD is universal, there are certain regional as well as country-specific differences that cause considerable variation in the DESD priorities for each region. The participants identified the major similarities and differences, posed some crucial questions and reflected on the possible challenges for ESD.