Sweden and ESD
Sweden is a much appreciated and influential partner of countries in the Global South to address poverty alleviation, social and economic justice and environmental sustainability, practically and in policy terms. Sweden has played a primordial role in the Rio and Johannesburg Summits enshrining the principles of sustainable development.
Through its support of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development Sweden has been emphasizing that education, in its many manifestations and throughout life, is one of the most strategic means for people to gain understanding of the interaction between the social, economic and ecological dimensions of development: appropriate education and learning enable and empower people to take responsible action to advance sustainable development.
