Mobius Foundation Hosted the International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE), 2019

/ -- 'International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE)' was organized jointly by Mobius Foundation, The Climate Reality Project, India in partnership with UNESCO New Delhi office at the India Habitat center on 9-10th September 2019. The two-day conference explored the ways to address the challenges halting the path of sustainable education.

ICSE 2019 was planned with a view to exploring pathways to address current and emerging sustainability challenges through education by empowering learners with new skills, values, and attitudes that lead to more sustainable societies. This conference was organized as a major sustainability event to bring together thought leaders, practitioners, teachers, educators, policymakers as well as youth from around the globe to share innovative ideas, case studies, practices and policies and came forward with recommendations for incorporating environmental sustainability as a core concept in the school education system.

The conference deliberated upon various facets of sustainability education, took a holistic viewpoint in terms of ESD (Education for Sustainable Development), EE (Environmental Education) and Climate Change Education (CCE). Its main focus was on the South Asian region particularly on school education at the primary, middle and secondary levels.

Objectives
The specific objectives were:
Dr. Ram Boojh (Director Programmes, Former UNESCO, and Environment Programme Specialist) said: "The idea to organize this Conference came from the need of reorienting education towards sustainability issues in the context of the global commitment for Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals."
Mr. Pradip Burman, Chairman, Mobius Foundation said: "ICSE 2019 has been organized with its ultimate goal of developing societies competent in the principles of sustainability and striving to live within the carrying capacity of the planet. ICSE 2019 aims to aid the implementation of education for sustainable development (ESD) which is culturally-relevant, locally appropriate, occurring across national school education system."
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