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Photo Gallery
Photo gallery: addressing land degradation, soil contamination and water management
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Photo 1 of 25The source of the river Mundo in the Castilla-La Mancha region spills over into magnificent waterfalls. Water resources are a precious commodity in Spain as its temperatures and rainfall are increasingly affected by climate change. (TourSpain) -
Photo 2 of 25Sunset in Khujand, the only Tajik region contaminated by radioactive waste, November 2005. The OSCE Centre in Dushanbe opened an Aarhus environmental Centre in the region in July 2005. (OSCE/Surat Toimastov) -
Photo 3 of 25A village in Khujand, the only Tajik region contaminated by radioactive waste, November 2005. (OSCE/Surat Toimastov) -
Photo 4 of 25The reservoir of the Nurek hydropower station in Tajikistan, 20 February 2006. (OSCE/Eugenia Benigni) -
Photo 5 of 25Pollution collects against a dam wall of the Drina river which forms part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bajina Basta, 12 June 2006. (OSCE) -
Photo 6 of 25The Kirov water reserve, located in the basin of Talas river in Kyrgyzstan, December 2005. (OSCE/Valeriy Kartun) -
Photo 7 of 25The OSCE supports efforts to deal with regional environmental problems of the Eastern Caspian Sea and their impact on the local population. (OSCE) -
Photo 8 of 25The OSCE supports efforts to deal with regional environmental problems of the Eastern Caspian Sea and their impact on the local population. (OSCE) -
Photo 9 of 25Water transport is very important for Belgium both due to the North-sea access, and to the inland waterways such as the one in the photo. (© Belgian Foreign Ministry - Philip Vanoutrive) -
Photo 10 of 25The Dniester river. The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities supported a project in 2004 and 2005 on transboundary co-operation and sustainable management of the Dniester River. (Valeriu Rusu/NGO Habitat) -
Photo 11 of 25Scientists from Tbilisi State University take river samples for the Caucasus Regional Water Surface Monitoring Project, part of the OSCE/NATO Science for Peace Programme, November 2004. (OSCE/Natela Grigalashvili) -
Photo 12 of 25Land degradation, erosion and desertification is a major problem in Central Asia. (Eric Gourlan) -
Photo 13 of 25A 300 metres high radioactive waste hill raises above Taboshar City (Tajikistan). The waste is spread and washed out by the winds and rains, potentially damaging the environment and human health. (OSCE) -
Photo 14 of 25Water resources, including their scarcity, distribution and quality aspects, have been recognized as potential factors that can lead to political pressures. (OSCE) -
Photo 15 of 25A train speeds across the dry land of southern Tajikistan. (OSCE/Astrid Evrensel) -
Photo 16 of 25Water gushing from the Koman hydroelectric power plant in the North of Albania, June 2004. Albanian power production is almost exclusively based on the hydroelectric power plants. (Suela Shala/OSCE) -
![The landslide "Izolit" could potentially block the Mailuu-Suu riverbed and wash uranium waste into the river by damaging dumps upstream. (OSCE)](http://www.osce.org/files/imagecache/gallery_thumbnail/images/web/5/a/3860.jpg?1293041358 "The landslide "Izolit" could potentially block the Mailuu-Suu riverbed and wash uranium waste into the river by damaging dumps upstream. (OSCE)")
Photo 17 of 25The landslide "Izolit" could potentially block the Mailuu-Suu riverbed and wash uranium waste into the river by damaging dumps upstream. (OSCE) -
Photo 18 of 25Once a high-capacity industrial centre in Kyrgyzstan, Mailuu-Suu, with its uranium dump sites, has now become a serious ecological threat to Central Asia. (OSCE) -
Photo 19 of 25Aside from uranium dumps, hazardous waste has also been produced by a lighting plant in Mailuu-Suu. (OSCE) -
Photo 20 of 25A water pipeline near Dushanbe. (OSCE/Lubomir Kotek) -
Photo 21 of 25The Tien Shan mountain range in Kyrgyzstan is one of Central Asia's most important water sources. (OSCE/Lubomir Kotek) -
Photo 22 of 25Water management is a key issue in Central Asia. (OSCE/Lubomir Kotek) -
Photo 23 of 25Some scientists say the Aral Sea, a major water source in Central Asia, probably has less than 10 years of life left. (IRIN) -
Photo 24 of 25A pipe outlet in the Mailuu-Suu region of Kyrgyzstan where radioactive waste in old uranium mines is in acute danger of contaminating the Syr Darya river basin. (OSCE) -
Photo 25 of 25Environmental security is closely linked with water quality and access to water. (Lubomir Kotek/OSCE)
![The landslide "Izolit" could potentially block the Mailuu-Suu riverbed and wash uranium waste into the river by damaging dumps upstream. (OSCE)](http://www.osce.org/files/imagecache/medium/images/web/5/a/3860.jpg?1293041358 "The landslide "Izolit" could potentially block the Mailuu-Suu riverbed and wash uranium waste into the river by damaging dumps upstream. (OSCE)")
