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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Immediate action offers chance to build a more resilient Mediterranean region according to participants at OSCE Mediterranean Conference
Publishing date: 12 October 2021
VIENNA, 12 October 2021 – Immediate actions offers a chance to curb economic and environmental security risks, and build more resilient and sustainable societies in the OSCE and the Mediterranean regions say participants at the OSCE 2021 Mediterranean Partners Conference, which opened today in Vienna...
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports a roundtable discussion of the new Water Code concept
Publishing date: 1 October 2021
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
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.
Good environmental governance focus of the OSCE-hosted 2021 Aarhus Centres Annual Meeting
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
The 2021 Aarhus Centres Annual Meeting was held in Vienna and online on 23 and 24 September 2021. The meeting focused on good environmental governance, the role of Aarhus Centres in times of disaster, green recovery, women empowerment, and promotion of the 2030 sustainable development agenda...
OSCE supports seminar on water treatment and sanitation requirements in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
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...
OSCE donates unmanned aerial vehicle to Altyn-Emel national park administration
Publishing date: 23 September 2021
On 18 September 2021, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan handed over a specialized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Altyn-Emel national park. The handover took place at the park administration’s headquarters in Baschi village, the Almaty region and included the official signing of a donation agreement.
OSCE supports twelfth annual Central Asia environmental leadership programme in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 21 September 2021
The OSCE-supported annual Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) for some 40 young environmental leaders and decision-makers from the state, non-government, academic and business sectors of Central Asia and Afghanistan began on 20 September 2021 in Almaty. Participants from five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan took part in the event held in a blended format.