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OSCE Office supports discussion on draft law on alternative and renewable energy sources in Azerbaijan
BAKU, 1 December 2011 – A roundtable discussion on the draft law on alternative and renewable energy sources in Azerbaijan for policymakers starts today in Baku. The event is organized by the OSCE Office in Baku and the State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources, in co-ordination with the Energy Reform Support Programme of the European Union in Azerbaijan...
OSCE promotes green economy principles in Kazakhstan
ASTANA, 24 November 2011 – A three-day workshop on establishing a green economy in Kazakhstan began today in Astana... ()
OSCE helps schools to monitor water quality in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 18 November 2011 – Teachers from 20 schools in Kyrgyzstan will learn about “green chemistry” as part of a two-day training course in measuring water quality organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Regional Ecological Centre for Central Asia that started in Bishkek today... ()
OSCE facilitates addition of “green economy” course to university curricula in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 17 November 2011 - University students in Kyrgyzstan will be able to study “green economy” in the framework of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) course from 2012 on, it was announced today at a conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek with UNDP, the Regional Ecological Centre for Central Asia and the Public Foundation “ECOIS”... ()
OSCE in Tajikistan helps develop university curriculum on international water law
DUSHANBE 16 November 2011 - Principles for sharing water resources, best practices in river basin management, and tools to prevent and solve conflicts in international water law are the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop that ended today in Dushanbe...
OSCE completes removal of toxic rocket fuel component from Western and Central Ukraine
BILA TSERKVA, Ukraine, 16 November 2011 - The final shipment of a toxic rocket fuel component stored in deteriorating containers at a military base in Central Ukraine was loaded on to railways tanks today as part of an OSCE-supported project... ()
OSCE helps address climate change risks in Central Asia
DUSHANBE, 14 November 2011 – Experts and policy makers from Central Asia will assess risks from climate change, discuss measures to protect environmental security in Central Asia and promote regional co-operation at a three-day event supported by the OSCE that began in Dushanbe today...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro to open Aarhus Centre in Nikšić on Friday
PODGORICA, 10 November 2011 – The OSCE Mission to Montenegro, the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the non-governmental organization “Ozon” will officially open the country’s second Aarhus Centre in Nikšić tomorrow...
OSCE supports development of small hydro power sector in Armenia
YEREVAN, 9 November 2011 – A new project involving the OSCE Office in Yerevan to develop the Armenian small hydro power (SHP) sector, promoting environmental sustainability and energy security, was launched in Yerevan today... ()