International Journal of Contemporary Research in Multidisciplinary

Introduction:

Literacy and education are fundamental markers of any culture and are important for the overall socioeconomic advancement of the nation. "Meeting the needs of today's society without compromising the capability of future generations to fulfill their own requirements" is the meaning of sustainable development, which was first established in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission, which was formerly known as the World Commission on Environment and Development. Every person may establish a progressive future by obtaining the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that education enables them to develop. Education may enhance women's status, slow down population growth, protect the environment, increase productivity in agriculture, and raise living standards. While raising the level of basic literacy won't help create a sustainable society, primary education plays a big role in a country's growth and sustainability goals. The key objective of the paper is to illustrate the role of education in sustainable development. The goal of fulfilling today's requirements without compromising the capability of the next generation to adequately meet their own needs has been referred to as sustainable development, which has drawn a lot of attention worldwide in recent decades. This idea has gained more significance as the globe deals with historically unrecognized challenges like social injustice, environmental degradation, and climate change. According to the Sustainable Development Education Panel (1998), "ESD enables people to develop the knowledge, values, and skills to participate in decisions about the way we do things individually and collectively, both locally and globally, that will improve the quality of life now without damaging the planet for future generations." The goal of education for sustainable development, or ESD, is to provide people with the knowledge and skills necessary to make responsible decisions and take appropriate action for the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of their communities and the environment. This approach is comprehensive in nature, taking into account the interdependencies of economic, social, and environmental elements. The United Nations introduced the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, and nations from all over the world committed to endorse and take part in these global objectives. ESD efforts have multiplied at all societal levels during the past ten years. Curriculum approaches to innovation and the introduction of sustainability competencies have been constructed by educators and academics, and governments have introduced the topic in policy briefings (Lambrechts and Hindson, 2015). Teachers’ ought to include the idea of ESD into their lessons. Training to think about and aspire towards a livable world—both now and in the future, for us and for others, both here on Earth and elsewhere.