The Earth Science Education Initiative in Africa sprung from requests by African National Committees of the International Year of Planet Earth and was announced by the Director General of UNESCO at the regional launch of the International Year of Planet Earth in Arusha, Tanzania on 8 May 2008.

Aim of the initiative

The overall intention of this Initiative is to support the development of the next generation of earth scientists in Africa who are equipped with the necessary tools, networks and perspectives to apply sound science to solving and benefiting from the challenges and opportunities of sustainable development.

Approach

Within these broad aims, we are committed to developing the activities of the Initiative through a participatory approach. We have organized regional workshops to encourage participation from a range of different public and private perspectives to clearly document the existing status of education in the Earth Sciences and to advice UNESCO on the development of the Initiative and a roundtable.

Five regional workshops have been organized:

Five regional scoping workshops were organized between October 2009 and February 2010. The objective of these workshops was to assess regional capacities and needs in Earth science education, research and industry underlining existing centers of excellence through conversation with relevant regional and international experts including representatives of Universities, Applied Schools, Geological Surveys, Industry, and Government and plotting the way ahead for earth science education. Participants included senior experts as well as younger students and practitioners. There was a balance between practical and theoretical discussions on the type and role of Earth science education needed for the future.

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Résumé du Projet de l'UNESCO

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UNESCO Project Brief

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Rapport de synthèses des ateliers de travail

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Scoping workshops synthesis
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