Conférence mondiale de l'UNESCO sur l'éducation pour le développement durable

Kawabe, Takaya

United Nations University/Artech, Japan

Physicist in the field of plasma physics and also an educator in environmental education, working both in the United Nations University and in ArTech as the director general. As a physicist, he published more than 240 academic papers and also he developed Kids'ISO14000 Programme for UN-DESD with his colleagues.

Kayali, Obada

Aerospace, Civil And Mechanical Engineering, University Of New South, Australia

Dr Obada Kayali is an internationally recognised Australian researcher, Civil engineer, scientist and academic. He has widely contributed to the area of concrete durability and is pioneering research in sustainable building materials. He has patented inventions for converting fly ash into high performance construction products.

Keembiyage Prasanna, Chandith

Srilanka National Commission For Unesco, Sri Lanka

I am Deputy Secretary General of the SriLanka National Commission for UNESCO. I am working as National focal point of ESD in Sri Lanka.

Kim, Gihong

Global Edison Academy, Global Inst. For Ideas And Innovation Handong Global University, Republic of Korea

MS and PhD in EE from Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago, Ill., USA; Researcher and Dept. Head at AT&T Bell Labs for 15 yrs; Founded 3 venture companies that designed and supplied data communication systems internationally; Nowteaching IT and entrepreneurship at EDISON Academy, Handong Global University; Actively involved with UN, UNESCO and UNDP Programs teaching entrepreneurship to developing countries as a detonator for capability for sustainable development.

Kunaefi, Tresna Dermawan

Unesco, France

Docteur-Ing on Chimie de la Pollution- Univ PARIS VII, France. Engineer on Environmental Engineering - Institute of Tech. Bandung, Indonesia. Ambassador of Rep. Indonesia to UNESCO.

Lee, Sun-Kyung

Dept. Of Science Education, Cheongju National University Of Education, Republic of Korea

Professor Sun-Kyung Lee at Cheongju National University of Education is an Environment and Science Educator, who specializes in curriculum development teaching-learning strategy and teacher education in EE & ESD. She is one of leading professionals in Korea, and well understands the demands of close international cooperation in EE and ESD globally as well as regionally in Asia-Pacific.

Liu, Yunhua

Shangri-La Institute For Sustainable Communities, China

Ms. Liu Yunhua has been working in environmental education and education for sustainability for more than 15 years in both formal and non-formal education sectors in China. She is the Director of Shangri-la Institute for Sustainable Communities, which is a non-government organization currently focusing its work in two areas: community-based education for sustainable development on the Tibetan Plateau and education for sustainable water resource management in the Yangtze basin.

Ly, Somony

Ministry Of Education, Youth And Sport, Cambodia

I would like to express my sincere thanks and congratulations to UNESCO for organizing the ESD Conference 2009 to all of education. My appreciations go to all participants from around the world. In the spirit of partnership building, I very appreciate the opportunity to discuss and share experiences on how to cooperate,
develop and implement the UN decade.

Mackenzie, Cameron

Environmental Sustainability, Queensland Department Of Education, Training And The Arts, Australia

Principal Advisor (Environmental Sustainability) for the Queensland Department of Education, Training and the Arts. Manager for the Queensland Environmentally
Sustainable Schools Initiative. Member of the Australian Commonwealth Minister for Environment's Council on Education for Sustainability. Australian representative for the international network for the Environment and School Initiatives (ENSI).

Mak, Ngoy

General Department Of Higher Education, Ministry Of Education, Youth And Sport,
Cambodia

I would like to express my sincere thanks and congratulations to UNESCO for organizing the ESD Conference 2009 to all of education. My appreciations go to all participants from around the world. In the spirit of partnership building, I very appreciate the opportunity to discuss and share experiences on how to cooperate,
develop and implement the UN decade.

Mann, Samuel

Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand

Dr Samuel Mann is Associate Professor Information Technology at Otago Polytechnic where he is responsible for the institution-wide commitment to have every graduate thinking and acting as a sustainable practitioner by 2009. Dr Mann currently holds the Beeby Fellowship, a joint initiative between New ZealandNational Commission for UNESCO and the NZ Council of EducationResearch. Dr Mann is convenor of Sustainability in Tertiary Education in New Zealand (STENZ), a UNESCO-backed cross sector group with the vision that In 2014, all NZ tertiary graduates will understand the principles, values, and practices of sustainability.

Masih, Karamat

Education, Pakistan Community Peace Foundation, Pakistan

I am working as General Secretary in our organization in Pakistan.

Matali, Zabariah

Islamic Information Centre, Malaysia

A firm advocate of sustainability and the importance of an understanding and appreciation of each other irrespective of one's religion, ethnicity and culture. 

Matthews, Andrew

New Zealand National Commission For Unesco, New Zealand

Natural Sciences Commissioner on New Zealand's National Commission for UNESCO. Also Co-Chair the Intergovernmental Asia-Pacific Network for Global
Change Research (APN). Have a 35 year research background in climate change science and issues of sustainable water use in developing countries, particularly the Pacific. I have an active interest in education and training for a sustainable future.

Mizuguchi, Satoru

Corporate Communication, Hakuhodo, Japan

I have been working for YouthXChange in Japan. I am communication specialist as well as writer in environment and agriculture. My co-authored book include American Populism, Linking Life, Is China sustainable? etc.

Montgomerie, Hayden

New Zealand

Hayden has worked at the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO for the past 7 years as the Education, Youth and Human Rights Programme Officer, where Hayden has been responsible for leading the implementation of the UNDESD in New Zealand and facilitating the development of the Pacific Regional Action Plan for ESD. Hayden is a member of the Asia Pacific Regional Consultative Group for the UNDESD in the Asia Pacific and worked as a consultant at UNESCO Bangkok for 2 months in 2007. Hayden is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a founder and past National President of the United Nations Youth Association of New Zealand (UNYANZ), and past National President of its parent body the United Nations.

 Muhammad, Hamid

Directorate General Of Non Formal And Informal Education, Ministry Of National Education, Indonesia

Being nurtured and raised in the teacher's family and religious community, I am concerned about ethics and character building in formal, informal, and non formal
education as the basis for human resource development in Indonesia . Thus, good nation character building becomes the key point to overcome the issues ofenvironment, energy, food, water, climate change, etc. which are the main focus of education for sustainable development.

Murali, Janakaraj

Environment Education, Wwf India, India

I am a practicing environment educator working with WWF India. Interested in promoting ESD in nature conservation and influence policy makers in India.

Musafir, Shankar

Education Empowerment, Educomp, India

A trainer-facilitator having trained more than 2000 teachers on Life Skills Based Education (LSBE), environment education and ESD. Film maker.

Mysore Jayashima Sharma, Ravindranath

Centre For Environment Education, Bangalore, India

I am a trained curriculum developer and Teacher Trainer with a Ph.D in Educational psychology. My basics are Biology and Human Physiology. I am working as a Senior Specialist (Teacher Training) at Centre for Environment Education (CEE India) for the past two decades. Have worked on many international and national EE/ESD projects and published research papers.

Nagata, Yoshiyuki

Department Of Education, University Of The Sacred Heart, Japan

Through my work for ESD, particularly in my involvement in the HOPE Evaluation initiated by ACCU in Asia-Pacific Region, I have felt 'connectedness' or special bond among all the stakeholders. Hope that we can enrich this holistic feelings throughout the coming half-Decade.

Nambiar, Prithi

Centre For Environment Education, Australia

Prithi Nambiar has an MA in Development Economics from Dalhousie University,Halifax,Canada, an MA in Economics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India and is currently doing her doctoral degree in International Communications at Macquarie University, Australia. Prithi joined CEE at Ahmedabad, India in 1993 after two years as Economic Consultant at FAO's Bay of
Bengal Project in Chennai. She set up CEE Australia in Sydney in 2001, has written extensively on conservation issues and made several films on ESD issues including a couple for UNESCO.

Noguchi, Fumiko

Secretariat Office, Japan Council On The Un Decade Of Education For
Sustainable Development (Esd-J), Japan

Networking ESD NGOs.