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Promoting dialogue and confidence-building on transboundary waterways between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 22 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Climate change, Environmental activities, Water management
The 11th Working Group Meeting on Environmental Protection under the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Chu-Talas Water Commission (the Commission) took place on 21 November 2023 in Almaty city. The meeting was supported and co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana (POiA) and the OSCE
OSCE promotes transboundary water co-operation in Chu-Talas River Basin
Publishing date: 18 November 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
A working group meeting on environmental protection under the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Chu-Talas Water Commission (Commission) took place on 18 November 2021 in Almaty. The meeting was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan (POiN) and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) in close co-operation with the Commission.
OSCE supports study on wetlands conservation in Chu river basin
Publishing date: 12 November 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
Kazakhstan’s part of the working group on environmental protection under the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Chu-Talas Water Commission (Commission) held a meeting on 12 November 2021 in Almaty. The meeting was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the Commission and the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan.
OSCE awards green office contest winners in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
The winners of the OSCE-supported green office contest were announced on 22 October 2021 in Nur-Sultan. The contest provided an opportunity for government institutions, private companies, civil society and international organizations to promote sustainable use of resources by focusing on waste reduction and recycling.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports a roundtable discussion of the new Water Code concept
Publishing date: 1 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
A roundtable discussion on the concept of the planned Water Code concluded on October 1, 2021 in Aktau, Mangystau province. The two-day event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the Water Resources Committee of the Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Ministry of Kazakhstan.
OSCE supports seminar on water governance and climate security in Central Asia
Publishing date: 29 September 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
An OSCE-supported three-day seminar on water governance and climate security in Central Asia concluded on 29 September 2021 in Almaty. The event was attended by some 30 young civil servants, students and representatives of government organizations responsible for climate change policy and water resources management in Central Asia and Afghanistan.
OSCE supports seminar on water treatment and sanitation requirements in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
An OSCE-supported online seminar on water treatment and sanitation in Kazakhstan took place on 22 September 2021. Some 40 representatives of local administrations, project engineers, non-governmental organizations and the private sector from the Aktobe, Karaganda and Turkestan regions participated in the event...