Public Programme
before the Conference
after the Conference
Selected events:
German ESD Round Table in the wake of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
The German Commission for UNESCO, the National Committee of the UN-Decade of ESD and the government of North Rhine-Westphalia invited the participants of the World Conference to join the German ESD Round Table that took place on 3 April 2009, from 9 am until 5.30 pm. Venue ass the Headquarters of the German Telekom in Bonn.
More than 200 participants from a wide range of institutions and backgrounds were invited, namely the members of the German Round Table as well as of the German National Committee of the DESD, representatives from ministries, civil society, educational organisations, local and regional ESD-activists etc. Central elements of the Round Table were reporting from the World Conference, venturing the results for the implementation of the UN-Decade in Germany, the exchange between German and international actors, and identifying key priorities for the second half of the Decade.
Organizer: German Commission for UNESCO, contact person Cathrine Caspari caspari(at)esd.unesco(dot)de
Date and venue: 3 April 2009, 9-17.30h, Telekom Headquarters, Bonn, Germany
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Please note that participation in the Round Table is limited to registered World Conference participants. Note also that your registration is complete only upon receiving a confirmation e-mail.
Arte Sustenibile - Art, Design and Sustainability
The exhibition made sustainability a first-hand experience. Themes were the protection of natural resources, energy efficiency, the reduction of greenhouse gases, encouragement towards tolerance and humanitarian aid, reduction of social discrimination and the observation of human rights. Arte Sustenibile presented practical examples of art and design from more than 60 artists from all over the world: I.E. Solar Art, wind games, art in context with public transportation, art made from or with renewable resources, recycling art, art against war. Very popular were the human powered kinetic art objects and vehicles. Solar architecture and solar-flying without noise and exhaust gases were given attention, too.
Most fascinating was a world record car: The Swiss Paccar II makes incredible 5385 km with only a one-litre petrol equivalent. Included in the exhibition were designers, architects, video artists, photographers, painters, and sculptors. In part, different groups of persons contributed, even from the margins of society. There were wind plays made by young prisoners and works from artists who have been involved with homeless people were displayed.
Date and Venue: 06.03.-05.04.2009, Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, 53113 Bonn
Organizers: Association for Arts, Health and Education, patronage: German Commission for UNESCO
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