CONTENTS 1. Preface i 2. Messages iii 3. Acknowledgement vii 4. Executive Summary 1 5. UNESCO Executive Board - Decision (175th Session) 6 6. Planning for the Conference 10 7. Conference Outcomes 19 - The Ahmedabad Declaration 2007 : A Call to Action 20 - Overall Recommendations 22 8. Conference Format 36 9. Plenary Sessions 40 10. Working Groups and Special Session - Highlights and Recommendations 65 WG1. Reorienting Formal Education towards BSD 67 WG2. Teacher Education: A crucial contribution to the UNDESD 71 WG3. Enabling Sustainable Development through ODL including TechMODE 77 WG4. Higher Education for Sustainable Development 80 WG5. Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development 83 WG6. Non Formal Spaces for Learning 85 WG7. Youth: Trend setters of ESD 88 WG8. Health Concerns 94 WG9. Art, Design and Ecology 96 WG10. Education for Disaster Risk Reduction 101 WG11. Education towards Sustainability concerns of Natural Resources in 'Fragile Ecosystems' 103 WG12. Efficient use of energy & Alternative systems - addressing climate concerns 106 WG13. Education for Innovation and Technology 109 WG14. Mobilising Knowledge for Sustainable Development 113 WG15. Integrating Values of Sustainability into education : The promise of the Earth Charter 115 WG16 Linking Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Fostering Community Leadership, Education and Benefits - GEF UNDP Small Grants Program 117 WG17. Meeting Challenges of Knowledge Management in Water and Sanitation 121 WG18. Education for Sustainable Livelihoods 122 WG19. Education for Sustainable Cities 125 WG20. Sustainable Waste Management 129 WG21. Responsible Corporate Citizenship: Key to a Sustainable Future 131 WG22. Media & BSD - Building Public Awareness and Understanding of Sustainability 134 WG23. Roadmap for Creating a Research Foundation to Support the DESD 136 WG24. Monitoring and Evaluating Progress during the UN DESD 138 WG25. Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites 140 WG26. Making Zoo Education Sustainable 142 WG27. Education for Sustainable Consumption through the DESD 144 WG28. Government Session - Sharing experiences and promoting collaboration 146 WG29 UNEP's GEO 4 (2007); Promoting Environmental Research and Learning for Sustainable Development 149 WG30. Role of Education in addressing Livestock, Environment and Development issues 'HIV AIDS: Building Environments for Responsible Living' 157 11. Parallel Events 158 12. Exhibit Pavilion 161 13. About the 4th ICEE - Making it a Sustainable Conference 165 - Ensuring Gender Equality 169 - Conference Participants 171 - Responsibilities 173 14. Follow up - Feedback Received 179 - UNESCO Executive Board - Information Document (179lh Session) 181