 5th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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5th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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Theme:
KNOWLEDGE, VALUES AND EDUCATION
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
AND PAPERS
TITLES ARE LINKED TO THE FULL TEXT OF THE PAPERS WHEN AVAILABLE
FRIDAY 19 OCTOBER
Welcome and opening remarks
Dr. Arthur L. Dahl, President of the International
Environment Forum
The objectives of the conference
FROM STOCKHOLM VIA RIO
TO JOHANNESBURG
Introductory keynote
Dr. Arthur L. Dahl, Switzerland
Background documents:
Rio
Declaration
Earth
Charter
Roundtable discussion: The
major challenges for the WSSD.
SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER
Keynote I: KNOWLEDGE
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Professor Bedrich Moldan, Czech Republic
Background documents:
Agenda
21 Chapter 35: Science for Sustainable Development
Agenda
21 Chapter 40: Information for Decision-making
Key note II: VALUES
AS THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOUR
Dr. Arthur L. Dahl, Switzerland
Background documents:
Institute
for Studies of Global Prosperity: Science, Religion and Development: Some
Initial Considerations
Baha'i
International Community: Sustainable Development: the Spiritual Dimension
Key note III: EDUCATION:
A CONSTRAINT OR A CATALYST TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Ms. Victoria Thoresen, Norway
Background document:
Agenda
21 Chapter 36: Education, Public Awareness and Training
Panel I: Knowledge
for sustainable development
Panelists:
Dr. Sylvia Karlsson (Germany):
Knowledge for Multilayered Environmental Governance
Dr. Laurent Mesbah(Bosnia): Panel
discussion on Knowledge for Sustainable Development
Dr. Bettina Moser (Germany): Role
of Knowledge for Sustainable Development
Questions for the panel discussion:
What is the role of science in determining human
behaviour for sustainability?
Is scientific knowledge sufficiently accessible
to the general public?
How could it be made more accessible?
Are there other kinds of knowledge that are important
for sustainability?
What prevents knowledge from fostering more sustainable
development?
Can you give examples of the successful use of
scientific knowledge to change public behaviour?
Panel II: Values
for sustainable development
Panelists:
Ms. Judith Fienieg (Netherlands):
Environmental Values in Industry
Ms. Patty Van Zanten (Lithuania):
Values
Dr. Friedo Zoelzer (Czech Republic):
Can ethical norms be justified by rational arguments alone?
Questions for the panel discussion:
How are values related to sustainability?
What are some values that are especially relevant
for sustainable behaviour?
Are there values that encourage unsustainable
actions?
How are knowledge and values related?
How can we influence peoples' values to make
them more sustainable?
Panel III: Education
for sustainable development
Panelist: Dr. Irma Allen (Swaziland)
Questions for the panel discussion:
What is the role of education in instilling or
transmitting values?
What would be some of the characteristics of
education for sustainable development?
What forms should such education take? What educational
processes should be used?
What are the relative roles of the family, the
schools, business and the media in sustainability education?
SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER
Panel: Synthesis
and integration
Panelists: Chairs and rapporteurs of each
panel
Questions for the panel discussion:
Should equal importance be assigned to knowledge,
values and education?
In what ways do they play unique roles?
To what extent do they complement each other?
What characteristics do each possess that are
most conducive to initiating change at the local, regional and
international levels?
What internal dynamic is needed among them to
facilitate a societal transition?
Final consultations on the result and report
of the conference
Closing remarks
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