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2024-25 Integrated Management in BRs & other designated areas in the Mediterranean and beyond


Description
The online course in a nutshell :

Duration: 3 weeks, starting from 27 January to 16 February 2025.

Format: Asynchronous (self-paced) with synchronous sessions (3 weekly live meetings).

Commitment: The total training time for learners is approx. 15 hours (~5 hours/week).

Participants: The course is adressed (but not limitted to) MAB youth groups, Post-Graduate students, Young Researchers and Professionals working in BRs, Educators (formal and non-formal), Managers of Biosphere Reserves, Protected Areas and other designated areas.

Class size: Up to aprox. 100 online learners.

Language: English.

Certification: Learners who succesfully complete 80% of the course assignments will get the certificate co-signed by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe and the UNESCO Chair & Network on Sustainable Development Management and Education in the Mediterranean.

Cost: Thanks to the kind contribution of the organizers the course is free of charge for all participants!
Content
  • Welcome & framework by the Scientific Coordinator!
  • Welcome from UNESCO
  • Welcome from the Chair of the Local Asterousia Commitee
  • Logistics, completion rules, housekeeping notes
  • Participant's expectations
  • Phase A input: A teaser
  • WEEK 1: Introduction - The wide picture, UN frameworks, SDG6, MAB Programme
  • Orientation - Week 1
  • Participants' Reflections on Sustainability
  • The SDGs framework
  • The MAB Programme of UNESCO
  • Success factors in obtaining the status & operating a BR
  • The 2023 UN Water Conference
  • Synthesis report 2023 on SDG6 [on water]
  • Threats to water-related ecosystems
  • 2024 the second hotest year.. after 2023
  • The problem of droughts in UNESCO sites
  • From environmental to sustainable development management
  • Sustainable Development projects in selected UNESCO Sites
  • Phase A input: The local producers of Asterousia
  • 1st Meet the Expert session 31/01/2025
  • References - Week 1
  • Evaluation - Week 1
  • WEEK 2: DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGES -INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
  • Orientation - Week 2
  • What ascpects of water management do you consider important?
  • The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus Part A
  • The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus Part B
  • The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus Part C - Clarifications
  • Eco-Hydrology Sites by IHP of UNESCO
  • Sustainable Development projects in selected UNESCO Sites
  • UNESCO Venice specific projects on water management
  • An Applied example of a water replenishement project (Crete)
  • AHU-Phase A (Oct 2024) Water Management in Water Scarce Areas
  • 2nd Meet the Expert session 07/02/2025
  • References - Week 2
  • Evaluation - Week 2
  • WEEK 3: EDUCATION & AWARENESS ON WATER
  • Orientation - Week 3
  • UNESCO and Education for Sustainable Development
  • ESD in the Mediterranean / Emphasis on Water
  • MEdIES' Resources on Water
  • Water education resource from National Geographic
  • Citizen Science approaches
  • Water & Education projects from the participants
  • PARCCE Educational Material on Climate Change Education
  • Effective Environmental Communication
  • The Water We Want 2025 & AQUAPLAY!
  • Assignment 2025 | Climate Change Education
  • 3rd Meet the Expert session 14/02/2025
  • References - Week 3
  • Evaluation Survey
  • End Notes
  • EXTRAS
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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