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Zayed Foundation and the United Nations emphasize the importance of education and knowledge for sustainable development

 
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The Zayed International Foundation for the Environment and the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) signed an agreement on the implementation of an educational program in the area of sustainable development, during their participation in the first session of the United Nations Association of the United Nations Environment Program in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The UAE delegation headed by his Excellency Dr. Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment and Water, in the presence of more than 1,200 participants, 100 ministers, and heads of international organizations.

Through this new partnership the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment has allocated 100,000 Dollars to the production, development and adaptation of the Global Green Economy Curriculum Sourcebook with the aim of providing guidance, and a framework curriculum for the graduate program at the Master's level in green economy, in coordination with the curricula of the United Nations Environment Program and the relevant scientific references on the subject, the sourcebook will provide knowledge and accurate information related to green economy and sustainable development for scholars and academics, and help them to develop new and innovative programs.

Dr. Meshgan Al Awar, Secretary General of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment, during the discussion of the first session of the Assembly pointed out the relevance and impact of sustainable development principles in education and manpower sectors in society, which is accelerating in recent years, but much remains to be offered, for example, the efforts to universities and higher education institutions must be increased.

From this concept, the new partnership of the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment in the UAE and the United Nations Environment Program came about, to promote the role of education and knowledge in economic choices that affect changing negative consumer habits in societies, and the replacement of means of production and sustainable use, and this partnership will contribute to the production, writing and development of the scientific method and a special guide on the green economy, in order to achieve sustainable development, commensurate with the green strategy for UAE, under the slogan-A Green Economy For Sustainable Development-.

Dr. Mohammed A. Bin Fahad, Chairman of the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment, announced the launch of the seventh edition of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment and that the Foundation and United Nations Environment Program will organize a Conference on Sustainable Lifestyles in mid-October 2014 in Dubai, which aims to confirm the sustainability of life, and influence of individual behavior of consumers in this regard, and to identify the factors that influence consumer behavior, it will be highly attended by all relevant categories on green economy and sustainable development from students, experts, government officials and academics on the regional and global level.

7/14/2014

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