Asian Civil Societies Message to G8 Summit“Establish Effective Mechanism for
Sustainable Society”
All G8 Summit members should:

Promote Educationfor Sustainable Development

Prioritize the establishment of “Sustainable Global Community” as the first
agenda, which benefits not only the national level but also international
cooperation. Based on such the prioritization, develop a clear vision forinternational and national action.
Develop a comprehensive, time-bound and feasible action plan for international
as well as internal action, and plan, implement, and monitor the process.
Develop a comprehensive and inter-sectoral education mechanism with thecontext of the UNDESD while tackling emerging local internal and internationalsustainable issues such as climate change.
Develop and adopt a mechanism to promote dialogue among stakeholders
including citizens, enterprises, and policy makers at regional, national and locallevels.
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Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development（ESD-J）
Address: 5-53-67-B2F Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Japan
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Asian Civil Societies’ Message
to G8 Summit＊This pamphlet was funded by Japan Fund for Global Environment.

Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD-J)

Global Economy

Poverty

Discrimination

Oil Crisis
WasteManagement

Natural Resources
Problem

Bio-diversity

Gender Issues

Welfare Issues
MulticulturalIssues

ClimateChangeAsian civil societies, which have worked with theconcept of "Education for Sustainable
Development, ESD", gathered in Tokyo to convey
voices from the fields, where people are working
hard to make 'society sustainable,' toward thediscussion table of G8 Summit.

FoodCrisis

Wisdom for sustainability can be found in the Asian
traditional life which is symbolized by a “rice basedsociety”

Development/
Peace

Human Rights
IssuesThrough our case studies, we confirmed that
education based on dialogue and mutual learning at
the regional, national and local level has
tremendous value for creating a sustainable society.

Integrated Education for Sustainable Future

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Education for Sustainable Development

In order to realize through sustainable development a future in which we can all live with a greater sense ofsecurity, each and every one of us must cooperate and combine forces in an effort to solve the plethora ofproblems we face. ESD refers to education that empowers people for tackling these problems that lie between
us and such a future.

ESD is education that we all need to become involved in, not just at school, but in our regions, communities,
and every other imaginable situation. As well, above all, it is vital that ESD is carried out in a way that suits
the actual circumstances of each community or individual. Various forms of ESD are already being
implemented in a range of locations both in Japan and overseas. We are all capable of playing a leading rolein building a better future, and so it is up to us to ensure that even better forms of ESD continue to spreadaround the world and that sustainable development becomes a reality.