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

Sandås, Astrid

Norway

I have been working with ESD for 20 years and I have participated in several international programmes for ESD, legal representative for EU LLP-programme Partnership and Participation for a sustainable tomorrow.

Sanz, Josu

Environment And Sustainability Area, Unesco Etxea Unesco Centre Basque Country, Spain

Responsible of Environment and Sustainability Area of the UNESCOCentre Basque Country. Working in the application of the DESD in the Basque Country, assisting the Basque Government in the implementation of DESD values in the School Agenda 21 Programme, among others.

Saugier, Philippe

Max Planck Institute For Biogeochemistry, France

Philippe Saugier designs, co-ordinates and evaluates international educational projects aimed at promoting learning towards sustainability. He is currently coordinator of the EU-funded Science in Society project CarboSchools.

Schick, Olivier

Afpcn, France

Leader of the workgroup « Education & Risk awareness » for the French UNISDR Platform (AFPCN). Director/Founder of the NGO «PREVENTION 2000 » Workgroupco-leader responsible for Child & Youth Participation COGSS-DPE (Coalition for Global School Safety-Disaster Preparedness Education).

Schreiber, Jörg-Robert

VENRO – Verband Entwicklungspolitik deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen, Germany

Jörg-Robert Schreiber, departmental chief for ESD and  Global Learning of the Hamburg Ministry of Education; BNE-Representative of the Association of German development non-governmental organisations (VENRO), member of the German National Committee for the UN-Decade ESD and of the Advisory Group on development Education of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Schwertel, Markus

Cisco, Networking Academy, Manager International Partnerships Europe and Emerging Markets, Germany

Scott, William

Department Of Education, University Of Bath, United Kingdom

William Scott is a Professor of Education at the University of Bath in the UK where he is head of its Education and Sustainability research programme, director of the Centre for Research in Education and the Environment, and a deputy-director of the University's Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment. He was founding editor of the journal Environmental Education Research, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and chair of the community interest company South West Learning for Sustainability Coalition. William Scott's research focuses on the role of learning in sustainable development, on the contributions that educational institutions can make to this.

Scoullos, Michael

Unesco, Mab Commitee, Greece

Director, Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Dpt of Chemistry, University of Athens. Chairman of MIO-ECSDE, a federation of NGOs all over the Mediterranean. Coordinator of MEdIES, an international (Mediterranean) Initiative on ESD.

Shatrova, Victoria

Head of the ESD Council at Novosibirsk State University - the Siberian coordinator of the European Commission program "Investing in People".  Chief Executive officer of two European Commission macro-projects: "Broadening the possibilities of indigenous peoples in Siberia in obtaining a high level education" (2003-2007), implemented successfully;  "Access to Siberian local culture through a networked innovated education promoting cultural diversity" (2008-2012).

Siege, Hannes

Department Of Education, Inwent, Germany

Hannes Siege's background is in education and economics. He works in development cooperation for the German government and has been appointed expert for education for sustainable development at the Standing Conference of the Education Ministers of Germany. He is one of the authors and editor of the Curriculum Framework for ESD, a curriculum guideline for the German states and educational institutions.

Silva Marques, Elizabeth

Division Of Science, Portuguese National Commission For Unesco, Portugal

Programme Specialist - Science, Focal Point for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, Member of the Portuguese Committee for the International Year of Planet Earth and member of the Scientific Board of the Portuguese Commission for the International Year of Astronomy.

Sivagrakau, Aleg

Living Partnership, International NGO, Belarus

Aleg Sivagrakau, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Living Partnership International NGO, Belarus. Member of the Coordination Council on Education for Sustainable Development under the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. Author of the book Local Agenda 21 in Belarus: From Theory to Implementation. 1999 2006 Minsk: Propilei, 2008. 280 p.

Skoda, Pavel

Natcom Secretariat, Czech Commission For Unesco, Czech Republic

As Secretary-General of the Czech Commission for UNESCO, my responsibility is to promote and support the UN DESD activities in the Czech Republic; this task represents one of the overall priorities of the Czech Commission for UNESCO. It is also the main focus area within the Commission´s coordination role towards theCzech national network of UNESCO associated schools (ASPnet). This task is also the main field of the Commission´s cooperation with national NGO´s and CSO´s; their activities in support of DESD at national level are of utmost importance.

Sleurs, Willy

Curriculum, Ministerie Van Onderwijs En Vorming Van De Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Belgium

Advisor at the curriculum department of the Ministry of Education of the Flemish Community. President of ENSI inpa.

Sochirca, Angela

Environment, Housing And Land Management Division, United Nations Economic Commission For Europe, Switzerland

I am the Secretary to the UNECE Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) - the governing body that oversees the implementation of theUNECE Strategy for ESD. The UNECE Strategy for ESD, adopted in 2005 by ministers of education and of the environment, serves as the regional implementation pillar of the United Nations Decade of ESD. More information on the ESD process in the UNECE region is available on the website (http://www.unece.org/env/esd/welcome.htm).

Sorsa, Kaisa

Life Sciences And Business, Turku University Of Applied Sciences And Turku University, Finland

I am a Finnish university teacher and researcher. I try to develop responsible business by proactive law approach and proactive business management.

Spitzer, Helga

Hauptschule- Ökolog. Network, Hauptschule Spittal/Drau Ökolog Network Carinthia, Austria

I am the headmistress of a secondary school and involved the ideas of sustainable education for environmental developement in our school life.Our environmental project was choosen as unesco decade project from the Austrian unesco commission. I am also the coordinator of the ÖKOLOG Network in Carinthia for environmental education.

Steurer, Dorothea

Austrian Agency For Education For Sustainable Development (Dekadenbüro), Austria

I am currently working as an executive officer in Zentrum polis Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools. The Centre supports teachers in puttingcitizenship and human rights education into practice at schools. In 2008 we have been assigned to organise together with the Environmental education FORUM the Austrian Agency for Education for Sustainable Development.

Stolte, Harry

Modern Media And Curricula Development In Tvet Inwent, Capacity Building International, Germany

Dr. Harry Stolte is currently a Head of Division at InWEnt, Capacity Building International in Germany, a worldwide nonprofit organization dedicated to human resource development, advanced training and dialogue. He has been working in the field of TVET for 20 years and specializes in the areas of Curriculu Development, Development of Teaching and Learning Media, as well as TVET Teacher Training. Dr. Stolte is very familiar with projects funded both by the German government and other sources of funding such as fund raising and resource mobilization activities. He also led his institution to have partnership and collaboration with international and regional organization such as ILO and UNESCO.

Strecker, Morgan

Division Of Technology, Industry And Economics, United Nations EnvironmentProgramme, France

How can one travel, consume, and enjoy hobbies all while adopting a sustainable lifestyle These are the challenges Morgan tackles on a day-to-day basis with theUNEP UNESCO YouthXchange program. Morgan also worked in Thailand for Ashoka Innovators for the Public and holds a master in International Education Development from Teachers College - Columbia University.

Tamoutseli, Konstantia

Department Of Primary School Education, Aristotele University Thessaloniki, Greece

Landscape Arcthitect,Mphil. , Agronimist Msc, Educationalist Phd, Lecturer on Environmental Education, School of Education Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece, mail interest on creating sustainable school environments.

Teisserenc, Amélie

Omms, France

Représentante de l'Organisation Mondiale du Mouvement Scout (plus de 28 millions de membres) auprès de l'Unesco, engagée bénvolement etprofessionnellement sur les questions jeunesse, solidarité et développement durable.

Tejada, Gabriela

Cooperation, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne, Switzerland

I am a scientific collaborator at Cooperation@epfl, which aim at contributing to the advancement of development by promoting scientific cooperation, working together with academic and research institutions in developing countries I am responsible for the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development which encourages the adaptation of technologies in key development issues. My research interests lie in the development impact of international migration, scientific diasporas, and scientific development cooperation.

Thoresen, Victoria W.

Faculty Of Teacher Training, The Consumer Citizenship Network, Hedmark, University College, Norway

Victoria W. Thoresen is associate professor of education and has specialized in curricculum development, global education, peace education, value-based ed andconsumer education. She has written textbooks for schools and for teacher training and has assisted UNEP and the Marrakech Task Forces in the development of suggestions for curriculums about education for sustainable consumption.

Thurdin, Görel

Education, National Commission Of Sweden, Sweden

Former vice speaker in the Parliament and former Minister of Environment and former president of Save the Children Alliance. Masters degree in Economics.

Tilbury, Daniella

Desd Monitoring And Evaluation Expert Group (Meeg), United Kingdom

Professor Tilbury is Chair of the DESD Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Group which advises UNESCO on assessing and reporting progress in ESD. She has anacademic Chair in Sustainability at the University of Gloucestershire, UK . As part of this role, she is responsible for strategy, academic, corporate and educational development in sustainability across the institution.

Timson, Rebecca

Education For A Sustainable Future (Esf), Billings Middle Schoo, United States

Rebecca Timson is the founding director of the awardwinning Education for a Sustainable Future program, based at Billings Middle School in Seattle and involving partner schools in more than 20 countries. She facilitates related teacher education and student projects locally and globally, with a strong emphasis on community partnerships. Current projects include environmental restoration and remediation work; cultural exchanges; fair trade and microcredit projects; publication of an international news magazine written by students; and publicforums, film festivals and teacher workshops also managed by students.

Tormey, Roland

University Of Limerick, Ireland

Roland Tormey is a lecturer in Education in the University of Limerick. He is academic coordinator of the Irish Ubuntu Network of Teacher Education for Sustainable Development and has represented the Irish Government on the UN ECE Task Force on the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

Tovmasyan, Kristine

Section For Disaster Reduction, Natural Sciences Sector Unesco, France

I am an Assistant Programme Specialist in the Section for Disaster Reduction, Natural Sciences Sector of UNESCO in Paris, in charge of the activities related tocapacity buiding for disaster mitigation and preparedness, as well as education for disaster risk reduction.