Information Bulletin No 62, 01 October 2019 (July-August – September)

Contents

1. Projects & Events

A. UNESCO GAP Conference on ESD Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 2 - 5 July 2019

B. Summer University, Central Balkan Biosphere Reserve, Bulgaria, 21 - 28 July 2019

C. The UNECE Ad Hoc Group meeting for ESD 2030, Nicosia, Cyprus, 27-28 September 2019

2. Material & ICTs

A. “Ghajn’s” brochures printed and available for visitors!

B. MEdIES’ webpage under reconstruction

3. Other News

MARLISCO exhibition hosted by the Athens Municipality

Dear MEdIES friends,

Please find herewith the No 61 quarterly information e-bulletin of MEdIES.

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Contents

1. Projects & Events

A. The DIVE IN peer learning training, Athens, 23 - 25 May 2019

B. MEdIES @ the D-NOSES Partners Meeting, Porto, 13 -15 May 2019

C. MEdIES @ the Water Museum Conference, Valencia, 11-14 June 2019

D. 2^nd Meeting of the Mediterranean ESD Committee, Heraklion, Crete, 24-26 June 2019

E. New educational project about packaging recycling & marine litter in Greece

F. Confirmed KA1 European Teachers’ Training on Marine Litter Education, Athens, 06-12 October 2019

2. Material & ICTs

A.‘Animation4Water’, Malta & Greece, April-June 2019

B. Water for the City activities continue in Alexandroupolis after the project ended

3. Other News

Announcement: International School on birdwatching & ecotourism, Po Delta BR, 7-11 October 2019

Dear MEdIES members and friends,

Please find herewith our No 60 quarterly information e-bulletin. Don’t forget to give us your opinion for our webpage reform (see 2C)!

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The MEdIES Secretariat

Contents 
I. PROJECTS & EVENTS
A. DIVE IN: A new project of MEdIES on Inclusion Education 
B. Awareness raising activities for Water in Malta (March-April 2019) 
C. ESD Seminar for Greek educators & local stakeholders, Crete, 26 March 2019

II. MATERIAL & ICTs
A. The educational app on NCWRs soon to be ‘on air’ 
B. New MOOCs on odour pollution 
C. MEdIES webpage uplifting: Your opinion matters!

III. OTHER NEWS
Two events on Climate change take place in Athens next week! 
The Convergences Forum 1-2/4/2019 
A half-day Climate Change Symposium 3/4/2019

1. Visibility & Events

A. One-week training course on ESD & Marine Litter, Athens, 7-13 October 2018

B. Enabling Egyptian educators to implement ESD, Cairo, 2-6 December 2018

C. Piloting new educational interventions @ Ghajn water centre, Malta, 16-21 December 2018

D. Completion of the exhibition on marine litter in Nikaia, Greece, Oct–Dec 2018

2. Material & ICTs

A. The new online educational app on Non Conventional Water Resources soon to be ‘on air’

B. A new MOOC on odor pollution is in the pipeline!

3. Other News

A. MEdIES at the closing ceremony of AFKAR II, Lebanon, 9 November 2018

B.  Upcoming MEdIES targeted trainings on ESD!

Dear MEdIES friends and Task Group Members,

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The MEdIES Secretariat

Contents

1. Visibility & Events

A. MEdIES celebrated the World Environment Day combating Marine Litter (01June 2018).

B. MEdIES at the Technical Consultation Meeting on the Future of ESD (Bangkok, 5-7July 2018)

C. Summer University, Leonidio – Monemvasia, Greece, 7 – 15 July 2018

D. Two teacher trainings on marine litter combined with the MARLISCO Exhibition for Greek teachers (26 & 27/9/2018)

2. Material & ICTs

A. Online web APP on NCWRs is underway

B. Developing hands-on material on water for the Għajn Water Centre in Malta

C. A new MOOC on odor pollution is in the pipeline!

3. Other News

A. UNESCO online consultation on the future of ESD

B. MEdIES hosts a KA1 Erasmus+ training on ESD and marine litter, 7-13 October 2018

C. MEdIES is preparing ESD trainings for Egyptian Educators

Dear MEdIES friends and Task Group Members,

Please find herewith the No 57 quarterly Information e-bulletin of MEdIES.

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Contents

1. Visibility & Events

A. Closing meeting of the educational activities of WfC in Alexandroupoli, 23 April

B. MEdIES within the NCWR Programme (a) Mission to Thessaloniki, 24-27 April (b) Completion of activities in Attica

C. MEdIES @ the 2^nd meeting of the Water Museums Network, Netherlands, 14-18 May

D. MEdIES activities for the WED on marine litter, Mykonos Island, 1st June

2. Material & ICTs

A. UNESCO GAP policy brief on regional networks on ESD

B. Online platform on NCWRs under the lenses of ESD in the pipeline

3. Other News

Upcoming “ESD train-the-trainer” Seminar in Athens, Greece, 07-13 October 2018

Contents

1. Visibility & Events

A. MEdIES @ Conference “Water, Sanitation, Hygiene & Peace”, 16-18 February 2018 Beirut

B. MEdIES mission to Malta @ Water Awareness Conservation Centre, 13-16 March 2018

C. Upcoming “ESD train-the-trainer” Seminar in Athens, Greece, 07-13 October 2018

2. Material & ICTs

Α. Factsheet on the MSESD

Β. Haven’t you dived in “water-polis” yet?

3. Other News

A. UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) 2018

B. Baltic University Programme SAIL for Teachers 2018

Dear MEdIES friends and Task Group Members,

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With our best wishes for a Happy and Creative New Year!

The MEdIES Secretariat

Contents

1. Visibility & Events

A. SWIM-H2020 trainings on ESD in (i) Tunisia, 16-20 October (ii) Algeria, 12-13 November 2017

B. 1^st Meeting of the Mediterranean Committee on ESD, Nicosia, 22-24 November 2017

C. Completion of Rainwater Harvesting activities for 2017 with the mission to Kithira Island

2. Material & ICTs

The new online educational portal “water-polis”

3. Other News

BUP survey on sustainable development

Contents

1. Visibility & Events

A. Summer School on Management of Biosphere Reserves, Sardinia, 13 – 20 July 2017

B. SWIM-H2020 ESD trainings in (i) Amman, 13-14 Sept.2017 (ii) Ramallah, 17-18 Sept. 2017

C. Renewal of MEdIES membership in the UNESCO GAP Partner Network 1

2. Material & ICTs

Two e-games for the new Water Conservation Awareness Centre in Malta

3. Other News

A. Hydria project presented in the Water Museum Conference, Venice, 2-4 May 2017

B. MEdIES at the 17^th Meeting of the Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development (MCSD), Athens, 4-6 July 2017

C. MEdIES at the SDSN Mediterranean Conference Athens, 8-9 September 2017

Contents

1. Visibility & Events

A. MEdIES activities in Alexandroupolis, Greece, April –June 2017

B. End of the Survey “Youth responses towards sustainable development in Lebanon” May 2017

C. Two teachers’ trainings on water in Greece: (i) Molae, 13-14/05/2017 (ii) Amfissa, 23-24 June 2017

2. Material & ICTs

E-games for the new Water Conservation Centre in Malta

3. Other News

A. Summer School on Management of Biosphere Reserves, Sardinia, 13 – 20 July 2017

B. UNESCO Reporting on SDG4: Some new outcomes