committee wants to curate those into a uniform format and then they could share them through a portal for everyone's use. There is a format which they would introduce soon, which everyone can adapt and make use of. It was also mentioned that there are books published on case studies and there is consideration of how to present them to make them accessible and meaningful. Need to discuss the questions that the case studies would address - in order to take out the educational implications. Also, these need to be based on core characteristics of RCEs. One book is on health and sanitation and an other on university engagement and are due to be published. Further, the Asia Pacific SDG Challenge was presented by RCE Youth Focal Points- Brittany Hardiman (from RCE Greater Western Sydney) and Emmy Yuniarti Rusadi (from RCE Yogyakarta): The youth focal points came together at the RCE global conference in November 2016. Going forward, an action plan was developed. It stated that there should be a youth focal point in each RCE. They also stated that what youth need through RCE is Access Media Forum Network Acknowledgement: AC-ME-FOR-NET-NOW. Some youth have large ideas, but need to be encouraged and supported to take part. Hence there is a need for communication to support leadership and capacity development. And hence developing youth potential is key. The different social media platforms such as the Website of RCE network, WhatsApp and Facebook and twitter should be used optimally. They also proposed an Asia-Pacific SDG challenge focussing on Goals 13 and 14, Climate Action and Life below Water. The Youth Asia-Pacific SDG Challenge begins on 1 Feb 2018 with the Youth-led p rojects, and then brings youth together in virtual conference in November 2018. This challenge Includes vlogs and essay competitions. They also stressed on the need for recognition of work and youth awards need to be made available. It was stated that every RCE needs to appoint a youth representative under the age of 35. They need to be actively involved and commit ted for at least 2 years. They also informed that guidelines are available for the role. There are 10-12 acknowledged RCE youth representatives so far, but would like to have 60. Further, the floor was open for any other RCEs to discuss about their work. Ms. Sittiyanpaiboon from RCE Cha-am d iscussed about one of her initiatives, which had a focus on conservation of energy and environment, Eco tour. A project titled, “Bridge to the World” was shared involving extensive youth activity. Students under this initiative have gone back from the experience to create Sustainable Development club at their school and projects on sustainable ecotourism. In addition, RCE Delhi screened a video on a p roject titled , „Strengthening water and Sanitation in Urban Settings‟, focusing on water resources management. This project followed a competition mode that has reached out across the country and involved 2, 00,000 undergraduate students and faculty members across 18 states of India. The students conceived innovative, sustainable and pragmatic project ideas providing solutions for water bodies in their vicinity. 7
10th Asia-Pacific RCE Regional Meeting Report
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