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This special event brought together people from ministries, schools, universities and local organizations from Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan to discuss how education can help create a more sustainable and fair future. 

Education for Sustainable Development or ESD is a new way of thinking about education: it encourages innovative and action-based learning. The goal is to help learners understand the problems our world is facing, for example pollution and inequality, and to teach them the skills they need to do something about it.

ESD is at the heart of quality education. It plays an important role in achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and especially SDG 4, which focuses on inclusive and quality education for all. The SDGs are global goals set by the United Nations to make the world safer, fairer, and more environmentally friendly by 2030. UNESCO—the United Nations agency that focuses on education and science—has been leading this work for many years. In 2020, it launched a global plan called the ESD Roadmap to help countries bring sustainability into schools and universities. In 2022, a global network on ESD was created so countries could share their ideas and learn from each other. Some countries in the region are already making progress. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have written national plans to include ESD in schools. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are currently working on theirs.

Another goal of the workshop was to support the Greening Education Partnership. This global initiative helps countries prepare students for the challenges of climate change. It encourages countries to take action in four main areas: 1. Greening Schools (making schools more sustainable), 2. Greening Curriculum (teaching about climate & sustainability), 3. Greening Teacher Training (preparing educators to teach sustainability), and 4. Greening Communities (working with families and local groups). Countries like Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan have already joined this partnership and now need support to put these ideas into practice. Over the three-day event, participants:

• Learned more about sustainability, climate change and green education

• Built skills to carry out their national ESD plans

• Shared success stories and lessons from their countries

• Strengthened cooperation between governments, educators, and civil society

UNESCO believes that education is the key to building a better future. When students learn how to care for the environment, understand global problems, and work together, they are better prepared for life and can help make the world a better place for everyone.