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OSCE supports training seminar on public participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making
Publishing date: 25 May 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Pavlodar Aarhus Centre held the first in a series of three training seminars for some 20 government officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations, political parties and the media on public participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, on 21 May 2016...
OSCE strengthens communities in disaster risk reduction efforts in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 May 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
A workshop focusing on strengthening citizens’ participation in community-based efforts to reduce disaster risk and the impact of natural hazards was held on 6 May 2016 in Yerevan, Armenia. The event was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, in co-operation with the Fund for Disaster Risk Reduction National Platform...
OSCE conducts second training seminar on hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 April 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
The second in a series of OSCE-supported two-day training seminars to raise awareness on the proper handling of hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides concluded on 29 April 2016 in Aralsk, Kazakhstan...
Safety protocols for hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides focus of OSCE seminar in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
KYZYLORDA, Kazakhstan, 27 April 2016 – Proper procedures in handling hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides was the focus of the first of two OSCE-supported awareness-raising training seminars for some 50 representatives of local government authorities, the private sector, academia and environmental NGOs, which began today in Kyzylorda...
OSCE contributes to sustainable development in areas affected by Chernobyl disaster, says OSCE Co-ordinator at anniversary conference in Minsk
Publishing date: 25 April 2016
MINSK, 25 April 2016 – OSCE’s engagement in the environmental sphere contribute to sustainable development- mapping of radiation risks, wildfire containment and co-operation between Aarhus Centres- in areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy, said Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Yurdakul Yigitguden at an international conference in Minsk today marking 30 years since the disaster...
Aarhus Centres excel in community-based disaster risk reduction, concluded at OSCE-organized discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 8 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 8 April 2016 – More than 60 representatives of Aarhus Centres, local authorities, state agencies for emergency situations, NGOs and international and regional organizations concluded in Vienna today a two-year project on community-based disaster risk reduction...
OSCE regional workshop in Osh for Aarhus Centre representatives discusses public engagement in remediation of uranium legacy sites
Publishing date: 18 March 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
A two-day regional workshop organized by the OSCE on 17-18 March 2016 in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, brought together representatives of Aarhus Centres and other local partners from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to discuss how to promote the engagement of stakeholders in the stabilization, restoration and disposal of uranium mill waste, also known as uranium tailings remediation...
Municipal representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia complete regional disaster risk reduction training course in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 18 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
SARAJEVO, 18 December 2015 – A three-day regional disaster risk reduction training course organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and hosted by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded today in Sarajevo...
Regional co-operation crucial in reducing disaster risk, conclude participants at OSCE-supported discussion in Montenegro
Publishing date: 10 December 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
BUDVA, Montenegro, 10 December 2015 – A three-day regional disaster risk reduction training course, organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, hosted by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, was completed today in Budva...
Environmental awareness in focus at OSCE-supported events in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Environmental activities
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, 26 November 2015 – A series of OSCE-supported seminars held in six cities across Turkmenistan concluded today in Turkmenbashi, raising awareness about the Aarhus Convention, a key UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters...