Plenary I: Setting the
Stage
The Conference was inaugurated by Hon’ble
Governor of Gujarat, Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma.
The session looked at the evolution of ESD and
the Decade itself. The broad framework of the
UN Decade and ways for its implementation were
also shared in the session.
Panelists
H.E. Pandit Nawal Kishore Sharma, Governor
of Gujarat
Mr. Charles Hopkins, UNESCO
Chair on Re-orienting Teacher Education to Address
Sustainability, UNU Chair for ESD, York University,
Toronto, Canada
Ms. Lucille Gregario, Science
and Technology Specialist, UNESCO, Bangkok
Shri Kartikeya V. Sarabhai,
Director, Centre for Environment Education (CEE)
Plenary II: Perspectives
on ESD
This session was presided over by Shri A. Raja,
Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment
and Forests, Government of India. The session
brought in perspectives on ESD from different
regions of the world and from a range of experiences
in the field of environment and development.
Panelists
Mr. Robert Chambers, Institute
of Policy Studies, University of Sussex, UK
Mr. Sydney Smith, EE Consultant
and Chief Education Officer, Environmental Education
Unit, Australia
Ms. Heila Lotz Sistika, Chair
of Environment and Sustainability Education,
Rhodes University
Ms. Sunita Narain, Director,
Centre for Science and Environment
Shri Ashok Khosla, Chairman,
Development Alternatives
Shri Kartikeya V. Sarabhai, Director,
Centre for Environment Education (CEE)
Plenary III: Discussion
on UNDESD Draft International Implementation
Scheme and Ahmedabad Declaration
The Draft Implementation Scheme is the key document
for the Decade. This plenary session presented
the perceptions and suggestions from different
thematic workshops on the Scheme. The interactive
session in the Plenary also brought in a wide
variety of inputs to the Scheme, which would
also be useful towards its implementation. The
Ahmedabad Declaration, developed by the participants,
was also discussed.
Panelists
Shri Kiran Karnik, President,
NASSCOM
Shri Y.S. Rajan, Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII)
Shri Atul Bagai, UNEP,
Bangkok
Ms. Heila Lotz Sistika, Rhodes
University
Mr. Nalaka Gunawardene, TVE
Asia Pacific
Plenary IV: The Way Forward
The Ahmedabad Declaration, which is a key outcome
of the Conference, was put up for adoption.
The Plenary closed with key panelists giving
their responses to the workshop outcomes.
Panelists
Shri Hasmukh Shah, Gujarat
Ecological Society
Shru Nirmal Andrews, UNEP,
Kenya
Prof. A. H. Zakri, UNU-IAS
Shri Karikeya V. Sarabhai, Director,
CEE
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